Patent ID: 9630003
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. An apparatus for treating a patient, comprising: a device having a pulse generator for generating a pulse for delivery to the skin of a patient; and a control, coupled to the pulse generator, for controlling the pulse generator; a plurality of probes adapted to be coupled to the control to deliver the pulse, wherein the plurality of probes comprises a first probe having a first plurality of electrodes in a first electrode configuration and a second probe having a second plurality of electrodes different from the first plurality of electrodes, the second plurality of electrodes being in a second electrode configuration different from the first configuration, the control adapted to detect and differentiate between the first and second electrode configurations and provide pulse generator options to a user based on an electrode configuration detected by the control, wherein at least one probe is adapted to deliver the pulse to at least a first electrode and a second electrode to determine a relative impedance and determine a treatment area based on the relative impedance, and wherein at least one probe is capable of identifying an active area for treatment and deliver a treatment pulse to the treatment area based at least in part on the relative impedance, and wherein at least one probe is adapted to re-direct the treatment pulse based at least in part on a change in the relative impedance.