Modular aesthetic treatment handpiece

• US 9,962,220 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lumenis Be Limited
• Original Assignee: Lumenis Limited (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Domankevitz, Yacov
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hien
• Application Number:
  US14/696,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20150306419A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/12 by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1402 Probes for open surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/20 using laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/203 applying laser energy to the outside of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00761 Removing layer of skin tissue, e.g. wrinkles, scars or cancerous tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/0016 Energy applicators arranged in a two- or three dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00172 Connectors and adapters therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00178 Electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00291 using suction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00452 Skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/0047 Upper parts of the skin, e.g. skin peeling or treatment of wrinkles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/1467 using more than two electrodes on a single probe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/2065 Multiwave; Wavelength mixing, e.g. using four or more wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/00 Ultrasound therapy lithotripsy A61B17/22, A61B17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H23/00 ; using ultrasound for introducing media into the body A61M37/0092

Abstract

A modular energy application device for skin tissue treatment includes a first module, the first module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; a device to connect the first module to a source of electrical power and control; at least a second module, the second module including one or more treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; a connection device to couple the first and the second modules; an electrical connection device to electrically couple the first and second electrodes; electrical power applied to the electrodes of the first module also applies electrical power to the electrodes of the second module.

Claims

1. A modular energy application device for skin tissue treatment comprising:

a first module, the first module including one or more dermabrasion devices configured to remove or thin a stratum corneum portion of the skin tissue, the one or more dermabrasion devices being oriented on a surface to contact the stratum corneum portion of the skin tissue;

a second module, the second module including a plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue and provide one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling;

an arrangement to mechanically couple the first and the second modules together to form a single unit through a slide on arrangement wherein the slide on arrangement includes a groove on one of the modules and a slide on the other of the modules;

an electrical connection device to electrically couple the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes and the one or more dermabrasion devices;

the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes and the one or more dermabrasion devices being operatively connected to a controller and a source of electrical power;

wherein the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes of the second module are elongated and wherein the electrodes of the second module are arranged parallel to each other;

wherein the second module containing the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes is positioned in tandem with the first module;

wherein the parallel axes of the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes in the second module are in line with the one or more dermabrasion devices in the first module; and

wherein the controller first causes application of the source of electrical power to the one or more dermabrasion devices to remove or thin the stratum corneum and second causes the application of the source of electrical power to the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes to cause skin tightening or collagen remodeling.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to supply electrical power to the at least second module one of equal or non-equal to the electrical power supplied to the first module.

3. A method of applying a modular energy application device for skin tissue treatment, the method comprising:

providing a first module, the first module including one or more dermabrasion devices configured to remove or thin a stratum corneum portion of the skin tissue, the one or more dermabrasion devices being oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue;

providing a second module, the second module including a plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue and provide one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling;

wherein an arrangement to mechanically couples the first and the second modules together to form a single unit through a slide on arrangement wherein the slide on arrangement includes a groove on one of the modules and a slide on the other of the modules;

wherein an electrical connection device to electrically couples the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes and the one or more dermabrasion devices;

wherein the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes and the one or more dermabrasion devices are operatively connected to a controller and a source of electrical power;

wherein the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes of the second module are elongated and wherein the electrodes of the second module are arranged parallel to each other;

wherein the second module containing the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes is positioned in tandem with the first module;

wherein the parallel axes of the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes in the second module are in line with the one or more dermabrasion devices in the first module; and

wherein the method further comprises the controller first causing application of the source of electrical power to the one or more dermabrasion devices to remove or thin the stratum corneum and second causing the application of the source of electrical power to the plurality of RF skin treatment electrodes to cause skin tightening or collagen remodeling.