Patent ID: 11878162
Assignee: BTL HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES A.S.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 23:
24. A device for providing treatment by radiofrequency field and electric current to a patient, the device comprising:
an applicator, comprising:
an electrode configured to provide a radiofrequency field having a frequency in a range of 0.1 MHz to 25 GHz to heat a body part of the patient to a temperature in a range of 30° C. to 50° C., and configured to provide electric current to cause contraction of a muscle of the body part of the patient,
wherein a voltage provided to the electrode when providing the electric current is in a range of 1 V to 300 V, and
wherein the electrode is located on an outer side of the applicator and is configured to be placed in contact with the body part of the patient,

wherein the applicator is a handheld applicator configured to be movable on the body part of the patient; and
a control unit configured to control the radiofrequency field and the electric current to tone the body part.