Patent ID: 8882758
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a tissue treatment apparatus to transcutaneously treat tissue located beneath a skin surface with electromagnetic energy delivered from a treatment electrode, the method comprising: contacting a portion of the treatment electrode with the skin surface at a first treatment location; and delivering the electromagnetic energy from the treatment electrode through the skin surface to the tissue at the first treatment location, wherein the electromagnetic energy is delivered with a power profile having a plurality of differing power levels over a treatment time divided into a plurality of time intervals each associated with a respective one of the power levels, the differing power levels range from a first power that is at least 20 percent above a nominal power of 200 joules per second to a second power that is at least 20 percent below the nominal power, and the power profile is implemented without feedback control.