MODULAR AESTHETIC TREATMENT HANDPIECE

• US 20150306419A1
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lumenis Be Limited
• Original Assignee: Lumenis Limited (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Domankevitz, Yacov
• Granted Patent: US 9,962,220 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 pilot laser A61B2018/2025
• 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 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;

wherein, electrical power applied to the electrodes of the first module also applies electrical power to the electrodes of the second module.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein a controller connects to the source of electrical power and control to control the application of electrical power to the first and at least the second modules.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the first module is mechanically connected to the at least second module.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the mechanical connection is one of a slide on or a snap on connection.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the first module is magnetically connected to the at least second module.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the number of modules is greater than 2.

7. The device of claim 4 wherein the slide on connection includes a groove on one of the modules and a slide on the other of the modules.

8. The device of claim 2 wherein the controller detects the presence of the at least second module and 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.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein the one or more skin treatment electrodes of the first module and the at least second modules are RF electrodes.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein each of the electrodes of the first and the at least second module are elongated with a longitudinal axis and wherein the longitudinal axes of the electrodes of the first and at least second module are arranged parallel to each other.

11. The device of claim 1, further comprising one or more openings in at least the first module on the surface which contacts the skin tissue, the one or more openings being connectable to a source of vacuum to draw the electrodes to the skin tissue.

12. The device of claim 9 further comprising a second energy source which is not RF.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein the second energy source is selected from one or more of a light source or an ultrasound source.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the light source is selected from one or more of a:

laser, LED and a flashlamp.

15. The device of claim 1 further comprising one or more skin manipulating devices to stretch the skin tissue.

16. The device of claim 1 wherein the one or more electrodes of the first module are RF electrodes and the one or more electrodes of the second module are one or more fractional electrodes.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein the fractional electrodes are fractional rollers.

18. A method of applying an energy application device for skin tissue treatment comprising:

providing an elongated module, the elongated module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; and

wherein the one or more skin treatment electrodes are elongated and oriented on the surface with their elongated axes in tandem;

the one or more skin treatment electrodes being operatively connected to a controller and a source of power;

wherein the elongated module is oriented on the skin tissue such that the longitudinal axis of the elongated module is approximately perpendicular to the tissue fold or wrinkle;

further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more skin treatment electrodes in contact with the skin tissue for one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling treatments.

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

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 devices 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 one or more skin treatment electrodes and the one or more treatment devices;

wherein, electrical power applied to the electrodes of the first module also applies electrical power to the one or more treatment devices of the second module.

20. The device of claim 19 wherein the one or more skin treatment electrodes comprise one or more RF electrodes and the one or more treatment devices comprise one or more dermabrasion devices configured to remove or thin the stratum corneum.

21. A method of applying an energy application device for skin tissue treatment comprising:

providing a treatment module, the module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue and one or more skin dermabrasion devices;

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

further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more dermabrasion devices to one of remove or thin the stratum corneum of the skin tissue;

further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more treatment electrodes after the step of applying electrical power to the one or more dermabrasion devices for one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling treatments.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the one or more skin treatment electrodes comprise RF electrodes.