METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON- INVASIVE AESTHETIC TREATMENT OF SKIN AND SUB-DERMIS

• US 20120150079A1
• Filed: 08/15/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Syneron Medical Limited (Syneron Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Syneron Medical Limited (Syneron Incorporated)
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Avner
• Granted Patent: US 9,295,607 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/6
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5035 Several programs selectable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2207/00 Anti-cellulite devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0236 using sonic waves, e.g. using loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/003 Hand-held or hand-driven devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/008 Suction kneading
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/0057 Suction suction kneading A61H7/008

Abstract

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.

Claims

1. A method for treatment of skin and sub-dermis, the method comprising:

providing a housing accommodating at least two adjacent vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall therebetween;

coupling said chambers to a surface of skin; and

alternating application of air pressure to said chambers so that to effect back and forth massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin.

2. The method according to claim 1, and wherein said air pressure is at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure to said vacuum chambers.

3. The method according to claim 2, and wherein also controlling said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

4. The method according to claim 1, and wherein also applying heating energy in a form of at least one of a group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves.

5. The method according to claim 4, and wherein also applying said heating energy to said skin concurrently with said back and forth massaging movement.

6. The method according to claim 4, and wherein also applying said heating energy inside at least one of said chambers.

7. The method according to claim 4, and wherein also concurrently applying different forms of said heating energy in any one of said chambers.

8. The method according to claim 4, and wherein also comprising controlling the application of said energy in at least one vacuum chamber according to a predetermined treatment protocol.

9. The method according to claim 1, and also comprising applying alternating asymmetric massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of skin so as to displace said housing along the surface of skin.

25. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, and wherein also using said method for at least one of cosmetic skin tissue treatments selected from a group of sub-dermal fat cells breakdown, lessening the amount of sub-dermal fat, tightening loose skin, tightening and firming body surface, reducing wrinkles in the skin and collagen remodeling.

10. A method for treatment of skin and sub-dermis, the method comprising:

providing a housing accommodating at least two adjacent vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall therebetween;

coupling said chambers to a surface of skin;

alternating application of air pressure to said chambers so that to effect back and forth massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin; and

applying heating energy to said skin inside said chambers concurrently with said back and forth massaging movement.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising applying at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure to said vacuum chambers.

12. The method according to claim 11, and wherein also controlling said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

13. The method according to claim 10, and wherein said heating energy is in a form of at least one of a group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves.

14. The method according to claim 13, and wherein also concurrently applying different forms of said heating energy in any one of said chambers.

15. The method according to claim 13, and wherein also comprising controlling the application of said energy in at least one vacuum chamber according to a predetermined treatment protocol.

16. The method according to claim 10, and wherein also comprising applying alternating asymmetric massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin so as to displace said housing along the surface of said skin.

17. A method for treatment of skin and sub-dermis, the method comprising:

providing a housing accommodating at least two adjacent-vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall therebetween;

coupling said chambers to a surface of skin;

alternating application of air pressure to said chambers so that to effect massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin; and

effecting displacement of said housing along the surface of said skin.

18. The method according to claim 17, and wherein also comprising applying at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure to said vacuum chambers.

19. The method according to claim 18, and wherein also controlling said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

20. The method according to claim 17, and wherein also comprising applying heating energy in a form of at least one of a group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves to said skin.

21. The method according to claim 20, and wherein also comprising applying said heating energy to said skin concurrently with a back and forth massaging movement.

22. The method according to claim 20, and wherein also comprising applying said heating energy inside at least one of said chambers.

23. The method according to claim 20, and wherein also concurrently applying different forms of said heating energy in any one of said chambers.

24. The method according to claim 20, and wherein also comprising controlling the application of said energy in at least one vacuum chamber according to a predetermined treatment protocol.

26. An apparatus for treatment of skin, and sub-dermis, the apparatus comprising:

a housing accommodating at least two adjacent, vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall therebetween;

a source of air pressure communicating with said vacuum chambers; and

a machine control operative to control said source of air pressure so that to apply alternating air pressure to said chambers and effect back and forth massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin.

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, and wherein said air pressure is at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, and wherein said machine control is operative to control said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

29. The apparatus according to claim 26, and wherein further comprising a source of heating energy operative to generate heating energy in a form of at least one of group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves.

30. The apparatus according to claim 29, and wherein said chambers further comprising energy delivery surfaces electrically connected to said source of heating energy.

31. The apparatus according to claim 30, and wherein said machine controller is also operative to control the delivery of said generated energy to said delivery surfaces in at least one vacuum chamber according to a predetermined treatment protocol.

32. The apparatus according to claim 30, and wherein said source of heating energy is operative to generate said heating energy to said delivery surfaces concurrently with said back and forth massaging movement of skin.

33. The apparatus according to claim 30, and wherein at least one of said heating energy delivery surfaces is located inside at least one of said chambers.

34. The apparatus according to claim 30, and, wherein at least one of said heating energy delivery surfaces is located outside at least one of said chambers.

35. The apparatus according to claim 29, and wherein said machine control is operative to control the delivery of said different forms of heating energy in any one of said chambers individually.

36. The apparatus according to claim 26, and wherein said machine control is also operative to control said source of air pressure so that to effect an asymmetric massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin so as to displace said housing along the surface of said skin.

37. An apparatus for treatment of skin and sub-dermis, the apparatus comprising:

a housing accommodating at least two adjacent vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall between them and comprising at least one energy delivery surface;

a source of air pressure communicating with said vacuum chambers;

a machine control operative to control said source of air pressure so that to apply alternating air pressure to said chambers and effect back and forth massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin; and

a source of heating energy operative to generate heating energy and communicate with said delivery surface.

38. The apparatus according to claim 37, and wherein at least one of said energy delivery surface is located inside at least one of said chambers.

39. The apparatus according to claim 37, and wherein at least one of said heating energy delivery surfaces is located outside at least one of said chambers.

40. The apparatus according to claim 37, and wherein said air pressure is at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure.

41. The apparatus according to claim 40, and wherein said machine control is operative to control said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

42. The apparatus according to claim 37, and wherein said heating energy is in a form of at least one of a group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves.

43. The apparatus according to claim 37, and wherein said source of heating energy is operative to apply said heating energy to said skin concurrently with said back and forth massaging movement.

44. The apparatus according to claim 42, and wherein said machine control is also operative to concurrently apply different forms of said heating energy in any one of said chambers.

45. The apparatus according to claim 37, and wherein said machine control is also operative to control at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers so that to effect displacement of said housing along the surface of said skin.

46. An apparatus for treatment of skin and sub-dermis, the apparatus comprising:

a housing accommodating at least two adjacent vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall between the chambers;

a source of at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure communicating with said vacuum chambers; and

a machine control operative to

control said source of air pressure so that to apply alternating air pressure to said chambers and effect back and forth massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin; and

control the sequence of application of said type of air pressure in each of said chambers so that to effect displacement of said housing along the surface of said skin.

47. The apparatus according to claim 46, and wherein said machine control is operative to control said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

48. The apparatus according to claim 46, and wherein further comprising a source of heating energy operative to generate heating energy in a form of at least one of group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves.

49. The apparatus according to claim 48, and wherein said source of heating energy is operative to apply heating energy to said skin concurrently with said back and forth massaging movement.

50. The apparatus according to claim 48, and wherein said chambers further comprising energy delivery surfaces electrically connected to said source of heating energy.

51. The apparatus according to claim 50, and wherein at least one of said energy delivery surface is located inside at least one of said chambers.

52. The apparatus according to claim 50, and wherein at least one of said heating energy delivery surfaces is located outside at least one of said chambers.

53. The apparatus according to claim 48, and wherein said machine control is operative to control said different forms of said heating energy in any one of said chambers individually.

54. The apparatus according to claim 48, and wherein said machine control is also operative to concurrently apply different forms of said heating energy in any of said chambers.

55. The apparatus according to claim 46, and wherein said machine control is also operative to control said source of air pressure so that to effect an asymmetric massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin so as to displace said housing along the surface of skin.

56. A self displacing apparatus for treatment of skin and sub-dermis, the apparatus comprising:

a housing accommodating at least two adjacent vacuum chambers sharing at least one common wall therebetween;

a source of air pressure communicating with said vacuum chambers; and

a machine control operative to control said source of pressure so that to apply alternating air pressure to said chambers and effect an asymmetric massaging movement of skin tissue in parallel to the surface of said skin so as to displace said housing along the surface of skin.

57. The apparatus according to claim 56, and wherein said air pressure is at least one type of air pressure selected from a group consisting of sub-atmospheric air pressure, positive air pressure and ambient air pressure.

58. The apparatus according to claim 57, and wherein said machine control is operative to control said at least one type of air pressure and sequence of application thereof in each of said chambers individually.

59. The apparatus according to claim 56, and wherein further comprising a source of heating energy operative to generate heating energy in a form of at least one of group consisting of light, RF, ultrasound, electrolipophoresis, iontophoresis and microwaves.

60. The apparatus according to claim 59, and wherein said source of heating energy is operative to apply said heating energy to said skin concurrently with a back and forth massaging movement.

61. The apparatus according to claim 59, and wherein said chambers further comprising energy delivery surfaces electrically connected to said source of heating energy.

62. The apparatus according to claim 61, and wherein at least one of said energy delivery surface is located inside at least one of said chambers.

63. The apparatus according to claim 61, and wherein at least one of said heating energy delivery surfaces is located outside at least one of said chambers.

64. The apparatus according to claim 59, and wherein said machine control is operative to control said different forms of said heating energy in any one of said chambers individually.