RF Treatment Micro Needle Insulating Unit for Tissue Damage Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional RF treatment methods lack the ability to optimize treatment by varying the current-carrying areas of micro needles inserted into tissues for different treatment purposes and individual variations.
Innovation Solution
An RF treatment apparatus with a controller that adjusts RF energy based on the current-carrying area of micro needles, using an insulating unit to control the energy distribution along the needles, allowing for customizable treatment by modifying the current-carrying area through the movement of insulating units and selecting tips with different current-carrying areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the current-carrying area of micro needles is increased to enhance treatment effectiveness, then the treatment effectiveness is improved, but the risk of tissue damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The insulating unit is provided at specific locations along the micro needle to create localized current-carrying areas. By insulating specific portions of the micro needle surface, the patent concentrates the current flow into controlled segments, enabling effective treatment at targeted depths while preventing excessive current accumulation that would cause tissue damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The micro needle surface is divided into multiple current-carrying areas by the insulating unit. This segmentation allows different portions of the micro needle to deliver controlled RF energy at different depths, optimizing treatment effectiveness while distributing energy load to prevent localized overheating and tissue damage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional RF treatment methods are used without adjusting current-carrying areas, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to optimize treatment for different purposes and individuals is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The insulating unit is designed to be movable along the micro needle, allowing the current-carrying areas to be dynamically adjusted during treatment. This enables the system to adapt to different treatment requirements and individual patient needs by repositioning the insulating unit to create appropriate current distribution patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The insulating unit acts as an intermediary element that mediates between the RF energy source and the tissue. By introducing this intermediate component, the patent enables flexible control over current distribution without fundamentally changing the RF generator or micro needle structure, thus achieving adaptability with moderate added complexity.
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
Enables optimized tissue treatment by preventing damage and ensuring precise energy application based on the current-carrying area of the micro needles, thereby maximizing treatment effectiveness while minimizing tissue damage.
Implementation Method 1
an insulating unit configured to insulate part of an external surface of the micro needle
Implementation Method 2
an RF generator provided in the main body and configured to generate RF energy
Implementation Method 3
a tip provided at the end of the handpiece and comprising a micro needle configured to be inserted into the target tissue
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an RF treatment apparatus including micro needles, a method of controlling the same, and a treatment method using the same according to the present invention have effects in that they can prevent damage to a tissue and perform optimized treatment because RF energy can be adjusted and applied based on a current-carrying area that belongs to a portion of the micro needles and that has been inserted into a tissue.