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20120150168 | METHOD FOR FRACTIONAL SKIN TREATMENT - A method for cosmetic RF skin treatment where the RF energy supply is isolated from the patient treated, such that in course of treatment no undesired current flows through the subject body. The method includes RF energy to the skin using an applicator with a tip populated by at least one voltage to skin delivering element and an isolating transformer located proximate to the tip to reduce ground currents through parasitic capacitance. The impedance of the skin is monitored during an RF treatment pulse, and operating a controller to control the delivery of an amount of energy to the skin, the amount sufficient to cause a desired skin effect. The pulse energy is increased if the skin impedance is lower than a predetermined impedance threshold; cutting off RF energy supply if the skin impedance is below a predetermined skin impedance value; and preventing pain by cutting-off RF pulses above a predetermined skin impedance value. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150174 | APPARATUS FOR FRACTIONAL SKIN TREATMENT - An apparatus for cosmetic RF skin treatment where the RF energy supply is isolated from the patient treated, such that in course of treatment no undesired current flows through the subject body. The apparatus includes an applicator for fractional skin treatment that has a tip with voltage to skin delivering elements, an isolating transformer located in close proximity to the tip and one or more capacitors serially connected with the tip and output coil of the isolating transformer. | 06-14-2012 |
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20090221938 | Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Adipose Tissue - The invention provides methods and apparatuses ( | 09-03-2009 |
20100004536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASOUND TISSUE TREATMENT - Disclosed is a method of treatment of soft tissue where at least two ultrasound transducers are applied to a tissue protrusion and operated to emit the protrusion ultrasound radiation in pulse or continuous operation mode. At least one of the transducers receives a portion of the ultrasound power emitted by the other transducer and transmitted through the protrusion. A controller analyzes the received portion of the ultrasound and employs the data for actively monitoring the ultrasound radiation with tissue coupling. Disclosed is also an apparatus enabling implementation of the method. | 01-07-2010 |
20100204619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN USING RF AND ULTRASOUND ENERGIES - A system and method for treating skin. The System comprises one or more ultrasound transducers and one or more pairs of RF electrodes. The ultrasound transducers are adapted to focus ultrasound energy at one or more focal volumes in the skin. The RF electrodes are adapted to deliver RF energy to the one or more focal volumes. The method comprises heating the skin to a first temperature at one or more focal volumes in the skin by focusing ultrasound energy at the one or more focal volumes. The focal regions are then heated to a second temperature, the second temperature being higher than the first temperature, by generating an RF current in a region of the skin containing the focal regions. | 08-12-2010 |
20120136280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF ADIPOSE TISSUE - The invention provides methods and apparatuses for the treatment of adipose tissue. The methods comprise application of ultrasound energy to a region of adipose tissue, and the apparatuses comprise at least one source of ultrasound energy configured to direct ultrasound energy through a skin surface into the subcutaneous adipose tissue. In one embodiment, a pressure gradient is created in the region generating relative movement between fat cell constituents having different densities. In another embodiment, a protrusion of skin and underlying adipose tissue containing is formed and ultrasound energy is radiated into the adipose tissue in the protrusion. In another embodiment, an RF electric field is generated inside a region of adipose tissue together with the ultrasound energy. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136282 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF ADIPOSE TISSUE - The invention provides methods and apparatuses for the treatment of adipose tissue. The methods comprise application of ultrasound energy to a region of adipose tissue, and the apparatuses comprise at least one source of ultrasound energy configured to direct ultrasound energy through a skin surface into the subcutaneous adipose tissue. In one embodiment, a pressure gradient is created in the region generating relative movement between fat cell constituents having different densities. In another embodiment, a protrusion of skin and underlying adipose tissue containing is formed and ultrasound energy is radiated into the adipose tissue in the protrusion. In another embodiment, an RF electric field is generated inside a region of adipose tissue together with the ultrasound energy. | 05-31-2012 |
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20130218243 | Reduction of RF Electrode Edge Effect - A skin surface is treated with RF energy (e.g., unipolar, monopolar, bipolar or multipolar RF delivery). A first semiconductive cap disposed on a first distal end of a first electrode and, optionally, a second semiconductive cap disposed on a second distal end of a second electrode are applied to the skin surface. RF energy is delivered from the first electrode and the second electrode through the first semiconductive cap and the second semiconductive cap, respectively, through the skin surface. The first semiconductive cap and/or the second semiconductive cap have an electrical conductivity matched or substantially matched to the skin's electrical conductivity (e.g., about 0.1 to about 2 times that of the skin). | 08-22-2013 |
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20090009380 | RADAR SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a radar system which comprises: (a) at least two transmitting units for simultaneously, and in synchronization transmitting electromagnetic radiation in distinct frequencies f | 01-08-2009 |
20100016727 | HIGH POWER ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER - Disclosed is a high power ultrasound transducer consisting of piezoelectric ceramic elements, an acoustic impedance matching plate, and an assembly of electric contacts arranged to provide voltage to each of said piezoelectric elements. One or more resilient electrically conductive elements enable electric contact between the piezoelectric elements, the impedance matching plate, and the assembly of electric contacts. Disclosed are also an apparatus and method of using the transducer. | 01-21-2010 |
20100016761 | APPLICATOR FOR SKIN TREATEMENT WITH AUTOMATIC REGULATION OF SKIN PROTRUSION MAGNITUDE - Described is an applicator for RF, ultrasound, and light skin treatment. The applicator allows a protrusion of skin to be formed within a cavity and maintained for a desired time, enables good coupling of the treatment energy with the skin and avoids negative pressure adversely affecting the skin. | 01-21-2010 |
20100016849 | RF ELECTRODE FOR AESTHETIC AND BODY SHAPING DEVICES AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A segmented RF electrode with one central segment delivering the treatment energy and at least one peripheral segment arranged around the perimeter of the central segment and a temperature control element communicating with the peripheral segment. The electrode is incorporated into an applicator for aesthetic and other skin treatments. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017750 | USER INTERFACE - A user interface for operating an applicator for medical and aesthetic treatment using RF and ultrasound energies, with or without vacuum, comprising: a display, a plurality of views each configured to occupy at least a section of the display, the views adapted to present data responsive to physiological signals, applicator parameters and treatment parameters, a plurality of icons configured to occupy a portion of the views and adapted to designate the content of the views, wherein one of the views provides parameters setting tools, another of the views presents treatment progress, and at least one of the icons can be selected so as to switch the display between the views. | 01-21-2010 |
20110198299 | PURIFICATION SHEET ASSEMBLY COMBINING FLOW OBSTACLES AND ELECTRIC FIELD FORMATION - An apparatus and method of a fluid containing microorganisms purification, comprising a stack of sheets each having patterns of ribs protruding from its surfaces and an embedded conductive foil connectable to a voltage source. In-between the stacked sheets the ribs engage to form fluid passageways in which electric field is generated by connecting said foils to a voltage source. The protrusions of some ribs from the sheet surface is smaller than others and they are shaped to locally amplify the electric field, thereby gate zones are formed along said passageways where the intensity of the electric field is effective for destruction of microorganisms in the fluid flow. The gate zones also deflect the fluid flow generating localized turbulence such that the time the fluid is residing along the passageway is extended and the microorganisms destruction action by the amplified electrical field is further enhanced. | 08-18-2011 |
20120150079 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON- INVASIVE AESTHETIC TREATMENT OF SKIN AND SUB-DERMIS - A method for treatment of skin and sub-dermis by a housing. The housing accommodates two adjacent vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall between them. The chambers a coupled to a surface of skin and the air pressure in the chambers is alternated such as to effect back and forth massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin. | 06-14-2012 |
20120157838 | ULTRASOUND MONITORING OF AESTHETIC TREATMENTS - The current method and apparatus employs ultrasound beams to precisely monitor in real time the temperature of a specific segment of tissue being treated. Additionally, the current method and apparatus also provides ultrasound thermo-control of aesthetic skin treatment sessions. Such sessions may include one or more aesthetic skin tissue treatments such as sub-dermal fat cells breakdown, lessening of the amount of sub-dermal fat, tightening of loose skin, tightening and firming of body surfaces, reduction of wrinkles in the skin and collagen remodeling. | 06-21-2012 |
20120197242 | APPLICATOR FOR SKIN TREATEMENT WITH AUTOMATIC REGULATION OF SKIN PROTRUSION MAGNITUDE - Described is an applicator for RF, ultrasound, and light skin treatment. The applicator allows a protrusion of skin to be formed within a cavity and maintained for a desired time, enables good coupling of the treatment energy with the skin and avoids negative pressure adversely affecting the skin. | 08-02-2012 |
20120277587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME MONITORING OF TISSUE LAYERS - The disclosed method and apparatus employ ultrasound beams to monitor the tissue type composition of body tissue that is to be treated and the temperature at each body tissue type or layer in real time. Additionally, the disclosed method and apparatus also provides ultrasound-based thermo-control of an aesthetic body treatment session. | 11-01-2012 |
20130123629 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE - Provided are body fat measuring techniques employed to date, usually applying a certain level of force to the tissue causing narrowing of the adipose tissue layer at the time of measuring. This creates a bias in the adipose layer thickness measurement results that is not accounted for when employing these methods. Provided is a current apparatus and method offering a solution for accounting for this bias thus improving the accuracy of body fat measurements. | 05-16-2013 |
20130178764 | LARGE AREA BODY SHAPING APPLICATOR - A method and apparatus that affect vacuum to massage a volume of the skin and one or more types of skin treatment energies coupled to the massaged volume to treat the skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue and produce a desired treatment effect. The method and apparatus are based on coupling an array or a number of arrays being an assembly of skin treatment units with each skin treatment unit including a hollow cavity and a number of different energy to skin applying elements operative to receive skin treatment energy from a source of such energy and couple or apply the received energy to a treated segment of skin. | 07-11-2013 |
20140025062 | TREATMENT PROCESS INDICATOR - Described is an apparatus for fractional RF skin treatment that includes an RF generator and an applicator. The apparatus also includes a display facilitating display of RF skin treatment process results. | 01-23-2014 |
20140379055 | Reduction of RF Electrode Edge Effect - A skin surface is treated with RF energy (e.g., unipolar, monopolar, bipolar or multipolar RF delivery). A first semiconductive cap disposed on a first distal end of a first electrode and, optionally, a second semiconductive cap disposed on a second distal end of a second electrode are applied to the skin surface. RF energy is delivered from the first electrode and the second electrode through the first semiconductive cap and the second semiconductive cap, respectively, through the skin surface. The first semiconductive cap and/or the second semiconductive cap have an electrical conductivity matched or substantially matched to the skin's electrical conductivity (e.g., about 0.1 to about 2 times that of the skin). | 12-25-2014 |