Combined RF and Magnetic Aesthetic Treatment Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aesthetic treatments for body shaping and muscle stimulation face challenges such as risk of panniculitis, non-homogenous results, and discomfort due to inefficiencies in delivering energy through adipose tissue.
Innovation Solution
A treatment device combining radiofrequency (RF) treatment and magnetic treatment, using segmented RF electrodes and a magnetic field generating device to induce muscle contraction and heating simultaneously, while minimizing energy loss and unwanted physical effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If electrostimulation is used to provide muscle contraction through adipose tissue, then muscle stimulation can be achieved, but energy delivery efficiency decreases due to higher resistivity of adipose tissue
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines electrostimulation and radiofrequency heating in a single treatment device with integrated electrodes. The electrodes are designed to deliver both electrical current for muscle stimulation and radiofrequency energy for heating simultaneously, improving overall energy delivery efficiency while maintaining muscle stimulation capability through adipose tissue.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies the electrical parameters by using pulsed electrostimulation patterns and adjusting current amplitude dynamically. This allows efficient energy delivery through adipose tissue by optimizing the timing and intensity of electrical pulses, reducing energy loss while maintaining effective muscle contraction.
2Ease of operation
If thermal treatment is applied to enhance visual appearance, then collagen production and skin smoothing are improved, but risk of overheating and thermal damage to unwanted biological structures increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates temperature sensors and feedback control mechanisms that continuously monitor tissue temperature during treatment. The system automatically adjusts radiofrequency power delivery based on real-time temperature readings, preventing overheating and thermal damage to unwanted structures while maintaining effective heating for aesthetic results.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses selectively heated zones with different electrode configurations to target specific areas. The electrodes are positioned and sized to confine heating to desired treatment zones, allowing localized thermal treatment for aesthetic effects while avoiding thermal damage to surrounding unwanted biological structures.
3Ease of operation
If mechanical treatment using mechanical waves is used for treating cellulite or adipose cells, then treatment effect is achieved, but risk of panniculitis and destruction of untargeted tissues occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical wave-based treatments with a combination of electrostimulation and radiofrequency heating. This substitution eliminates the mechanical trauma that causes panniculitis while achieving similar aesthetic effects through non-mechanical means - electrical stimulation for muscle contraction and thermal energy for adipose cell treatment.
4Manufacturing precision
If RF electrode and magnetic field generating device are positioned in close proximity to target same body area, then treatment homogeneity is improved, but unwanted physical effects such as eddy currents and skin effect in RF electrode increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dielectric material as an intermediary between the magnetic field generating device and the RF electrode. This intermediary layer isolates the RF electrode from direct exposure to strong magnetic fields, reducing eddy currents and skin effects while still allowing effective energy delivery to the target body area through the dielectric medium.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The combined RF and magnetic treatment achieves enhanced muscle stimulation, improved heating homogeneity, and increased patient comfort, leading to more effective body shaping and muscle toning with reduced risk of complications.
Implementation Method 1
The effect of applications using electromagnetic waves is based on heat production in the biological structure
Implementation Method 2
time-varying magnetic fields induce electric current in the muscle, neuromuscular plate and/or in the nerve
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AI summary
A device for providing a magnetic treatment by evoking muscle contraction by a time-varying magnetic field and providing a RF treatment by heating biological structure. The device may provide a pressure treatment. The device includes an applicator having an RF electrode and a magnetic field generating device. The device may also include a main unit, a human machine interface, and a control unit. The control unit adjusts a signal provided to the RF electrode and creates an RF circuit, and also adjusts the signal provided to the magnetic field generating device and creates a magnetic circuit electrically insulated from the RF circuit. The RF circuit may include a power source and a power amplifier, and the magnetic circuit may include an energy storage to supply the magnetic field generating device with electric current.