Patent ID: 6269271
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A treatment system for removal of unwanted brown spots on skin, comprising:a pulsed radio frequency generator with an operating power of between 1 and 100 W, and with an operating frequency of between 7 MHz and 52 MHz, and with an output pulsewidth of between 1 and 500 millisecond; anda probe that is connected to the pulsed radio frequency generator, the probe consisting of:at least two electrodes each having a first end and a second end;at least one coaxial connection port for connecting the probe to the pulse radio frequency generator, andan insulator that is disposed between and around the at least two electrodes except for the respective first and second ends of the at least two electrodes, the insulator electrically separating the at least two electrodes from each other,wherein the probe is applied to the skin in order to remove the unwanted brown spots from the skin.