METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAT TREATMENT
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1. An apparatus for fat destruction and body contouring comprising:
- at least two electrodes coupleable to a body area to be treated;
an RF generator connected to the electrodes for delivering RF energy to the treated tissue to elevate tissue temperature above a normal level; and
,a high voltage (HV) pulse generator connected to the electrodes for delivering to the pre-heated tissue at least one high voltage pulse in the range of from 200V to 5 kV to cause selective destruction of fat cells wherein the RF and HV pulse generators are respectively connected to common or different of the at least two electrodes.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for fat destruction and body contouring. The method comprises pre-heating treated tissue and applying a high voltage pulse to destroy adipose tissue. The device includes an energy source for tissue heating and an HV pulse generator for applying voltage pulsed in the range of 200V to 5 kV.
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1. An apparatus for fat destruction and body contouring comprising:
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at least two electrodes coupleable to a body area to be treated; an RF generator connected to the electrodes for delivering RF energy to the treated tissue to elevate tissue temperature above a normal level; and
,a high voltage (HV) pulse generator connected to the electrodes for delivering to the pre-heated tissue at least one high voltage pulse in the range of from 200V to 5 kV to cause selective destruction of fat cells wherein the RF and HV pulse generators are respectively connected to common or different of the at least two electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 14)
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6. An apparatus for fat destruction and body contouring comprising:
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at least two electrodes for coupling to the body area to be treated; a light source mountable adjacent to the area to be treated for delivering light energy to the treated tissue to elevate tissue temperature above a normal level; and
,a high voltage (HV) pulse generator connected to the electrodes for delivering to the pre-heated tissue at least one high voltage pulse in the range of from 200V to 5 kV to cause selective destruction of fat cells. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for fat destruction and body contouring comprising:
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at least two electrodes coupleable to the body area to be treated; and
,a pre-heated surface coupleable to the treated area to elevate tissue temperature above a normal level; and
,a high voltage (HV) pulse generator connected to the electrodes for delivering to the pre-heated tissue at least one high voltage pulse of voltage in the range of from 200V to 5 kV to cause selective destruction of fat cells. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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15. A method for thermal fat destruction and body contouring comprising the steps of:
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i) coupling at least two electrodes to the tissue to be treated; ii) pre-heating the tissue to be treated to a temperature above its normal temperature; and
,iii) applying to the pre-heated tissue at least one pulse of voltage in the range of from 200V up to 5 kV to cause selective destruction of the fat. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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