The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. CN 201610812337.1 filed on Sep. 9, 2016, and Chinese Patent Application No. CN 201610816116.1 filed on Sep. 9, 2016. The disclosures of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
In existing low-frequency radio frequency (RF) treatment, the RF penetration depth is uncontrollable, making the energy concentrated in the epidermis and dermis. As such, subcutaneous energy accumulation is too low for the dermis deep-level tightening or subcutaneous fat layer shaping, resulting in poor treatment results. The need for a long time cumulative treatment leads to a very slow treatment speed.
Skin wrinkles and other skin aging symptoms mainly result from the loss of dermal collagen. Currently, treatment methods may include using thermal stimulation of collagen to promote the renewal of collagen and related treatment of symptoms. For example, laser, radio frequency and other physical technologies can be adopted in treatment equipment. As the RF has non-invasive characteristics, it is widely adopted by customers. At present, in non-invasive radiofrequency treatment, the heating level is relatively shallow, and thus cannot be a good solution to the deep skin condition treatment, and the treatment effects after treatment usually maintain only a short period of time. Some methods adopt cooling of epidermis, while implementing a high-dose radiofrequency treatment. Some other methods adopt the use of invasive treatment, such as the radio frequency electrode made into a microneedle, that enters subcutaneous region to deliver radiofrequency energy. These methods not only seriously increase the cost of equipment, while the skin damage is serious, and can cause uncomfortable situation for the patients.
In the field of low frequency radiofrequency treatment, especially its output frequency is mainly below 20 MHz frequency, the heating mechanism is mainly impedance heating. The energy between the heating tissues Q=I2*R*t (where I is the current density, R is the impedance of the body tissue, and t is the duration of the current flow). As the RF current flows in the direction of the smallest impedance, the current is mainly concentrated in the epidermal and dermal interface, as the impedance of this region is similar to that of the dermis layer, but far below the epidermis impedance.
In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a RF therapeutic apparatus having a therapeutic apparatus having a depth self-regulating function, thereby solving a problem that the treatment depth is uncontrollable in the conventional low-frequency RF treatment apparatus, and the resulting poor treatment effects and long treatment time.
It is another object of the present invention to improve the treatment depth under low frequency radiofrequency treatment to improve the accuracy of treatment and treatment efficiency.
In order to achieve the above objects and other related objects, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions.
A bipolar radiofrequency treatment apparatus comprising a plurality of bipolar radiofrequency treatment devices, each of the bipolar radiofrequency treatment devices comprising a radio frequency energy generator, and first and second radio frequency electrodes uniquely connected to the radio frequency energy generator. The first radio frequency electrode and the second radio frequency electrode being arranged on the same treatment surface in sequence and in reverse order, respectively. Each of the radio frequency energy generators is configured to switch an electrode polarity to be applied to the first and second radio frequency electrodes based on predetermined specifications.
in some embodiments, each of the first radio frequency electrodes has a first equal interval on the therapeutic surface, and each of the second radio frequency electrodes has a second equal interval on the therapeutic surface.
In some embodiments, the first radio frequency electrodes and the second radio frequency electrodes have rectangular shapes.
In some embodiments, the first radio frequency electrodes and the second radio frequency electrodes have ring shapes.
In some embodiments, each of the radio frequency energy generators is configured to control a current amplitude and a frequency applied to the first radio frequency electrodes and the second radio frequency electrodes.
In some embodiments, each of the radio frequency energy generators is configured to control a current amplitude and a frequency applied to the first radio frequency electrode and the second radio frequency electrode.
In some embodiments, each of the radio frequency energy generators is configured to apply a current with a frequency of no more than 20 MHz to the first radio frequency electrode and the second radio frequency electrode.
Embodiments disclosed herein can have one or more of the following advantages: by controlling the polarities of the two electrodes of each bipolar RF treatment device, the direction of the RF current can be controlled, the RF current in the subcutaneous distribution, such as a degree of sparseness, and a penetration depth, can be improved, to thereby achieve the depth of radiofrequency treatment being self-regulated, facilitating focused treatment of some of the symptoms, and enhancing the therapeutic effect and treatment efficiency.
In another aspect, a bipolar radiofrequency treatment device is provided with adjustable depth of treatment, the device including: at least one or more radio frequency generators each forming a set of bipolar radio frequency unit by uniquely connecting a first radio frequency electrode and a second radio frequency electrode. Each of the first radio frequency electrodes and each of the second radio frequency electrodes being arranged in the same order and in reverse order, respectively, to form a therapeutic surface in the same direction. Between a first radio frequency electrode and/or a second radio frequency electrode for the same or/and different radio frequency generators, at least one magnetic field generating mechanism is provided.
In some embodiments, there is provided one radio frequency generator in which at least one magnetic field generating mechanism is provided on a therapeutic surface between the first radio frequency electrode and the second radio frequency electrode on the radio frequency generator.
In some embodiments, there are provided multiple radio frequency generators in which at least one magnetic field generating mechanism is provided on a therapeutic surface between the first radio frequency electrodes and between the second radio frequency electrodes or/and between the first radio frequency electrode and the second radio frequency electrode.
In some embodiments, each of the magnetic field generating mechanisms being spaced apart on the therapeutic surface.
In some embodiments, the magnetic field generating mechanism includes an electromagnetic coil and a power supply control module for applying different current directions or/and different current amplitudes to the electromagnetic coil according to the setting requirements.
In some embodiments, the magnetic field generating mechanism is a magnet.
In some embodiments, the radio frequency generator is a low-frequency generator.
In some embodiments, the first radio frequency electrodes have a first equal interval on the therapeutic surface and the second radio frequency electrodes have a second equal interval on the therapeutic surface.
In some embodiments, the first radio frequency electrodes and the second radio frequency electrodes are rectangular radio frequency electrodes, respectively.
In some embodiments, the first radio frequency electrodes and the second radio frequency electrodes are annular radio frequency electrodes, respectively.
In view of the above, various embodiments disclosed herein can have the following beneficial effects: the embodiments provide a magnetic field generating mechanism on the treatment surface to generate a magnetic field, and the effect of the magnetic field mutual attraction and mutual repulsion is used to improve the density and the degree of aggregation of the subcutaneous radio frequency current so as to control the subcutaneous radio frequency energy penetration and aggregation, in order to achieve accurate treatment of the treatment area, thereby shortening the treatment time and improve the treatment efficiency.
To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the disclosure, the following is a brief description of the drawings, which are for illustrative purpose only. For those of ordinary skills in the art, other drawings of other embodiments can become apparent based on these drawings.
In the following, with reference to the drawings of various embodiments disclosed herein, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the disclosure will be described in a clear and fully understandable way. It is obvious that the described embodiments are merely a portion but not all of the embodiments of the disclosure. Based on the described embodiments of the disclosure, those ordinarily skilled in the art can obtain other embodiment(s), which come(s) within the scope sought for protection by the disclosure.
It should be noted that structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings shown in the drawings are intended to cover the same information as those set forth in the specification and are not to be construed, as being understood to those skilled in the art, to be limiting the invention. Modification of any structure, change of the proportionality or adjustment of the size, shall remain within the scope of the present invention without affecting the efficacy and achievable effect of various embodiments disclosed herein. The terms quoted in the present specification, such as “up,” “down,” “left,” “right,” “middle,” and “one,” are merely for illustrative purposes. The change or adjustment of its relative relationship, when not substantially changing the technical content, is also considered as within the scope of the invention.
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The above-mentioned bipolar radiofrequency treatment device can realize a treatment mode of different treatment depths by changing the polarity of the electrodes of the first radio frequency electrode and the second radio frequency electrode of each bipolar radiofrequency treatment unit on the therapeutic surface, realizing precise treatment, and the treatment efficiency is extremely high.
In some embodiments, the above bipolar radiofrequency treatment device can achieve the adjustable depth based on the following principle. In different bipolar radiofrequency treatment devices, the RF energy generator can switch the two radio frequency electrode polarities, to form RF treatment current combinations of multi-channel different current directions. The use of different directions of radio frequency treatment currents can, due to their respective magnetic field directions generated by the currents, cause mutual attractions or rejections. Further, based on the RF electrodes in the treatment surface specific settings, subcutaneous current density and penetration can be self-regulated, thereby achieving subcutaneous radiofrequency energy penetration depth and energy aggregation control.
For example, in the case of only one set of bipolar radiofrequency treatment device, as shown in
In another example, in the case of only two groups of bipolar radiofrequency treatment units, the radio frequency currents formed by the bipolar radiofrequency treatment units of each group are the RF current I1, and the RF current I2, respectively. As shown in
In connection with the principles described above, several embodiments of the bipolar radiofrequency therapeutic device having a treatment depth self-regulating function are described in more detail below.
In some embodiments, as illustrated in
In some other embodiments, the configuration of the structure illustrated in
In some other embodiments, referring to
In specific implementations, the polarities of the two RF electrodes on each bipolar radiofrequency treatment unit can be independently controlled by their respective RF energy generators. For example, at some point in time, the RF energy generator controls its associated first radio frequency electrode to be connected with the positive pole of the RF power source, and the second RF electrode is connected with the negative pole of the RF power source. At another time, the RF energy generator can control the first RF electrode to be connected with the negative pole of the RF power source, and the second RF electrode is connected with the positive pole of the RF power source. Therefore, the polarities between the RF electrodes can be switched. Such a control can be realized by software control or hardware control on the RF energy generator.
Of course, it is also possible to control the polarities of the two RF electrodes connected to the RF energy generator by means of a control mechanism connected to the RF energy generator. With reference to
It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are exemplified by three groups of bipolar radiofrequency treatment units. In specific implementations, the number of bipolar radiofrequency treatment units may be 2, 3, 4, 5, . . . N, and can be selected according to specific needs.
In some embodiments, as illustrated in
In some embodiments, the RF power generator can also be used to regulate the output power of the two RF electrodes connected to it. Generally, the output power of the RF energy generator is low, that is, it is generally controlled at or below 20 MHz, because there is generally no such problems for high frequencies as those described in the background.
In view of the above, by controlling the directions of the RF current through controlling the polarities of the two radio frequency electrodes on each bipolar radio frequency treatment unit, the sparseness and penetration depth of the RF current in the subcutaneous distribution can be improved, thereby realizing the radio frequency treatment depth self-regulation, in order to achieve targeted treatment of some symptoms, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect and treatment efficiency. Therefore, various embodiments of the present disclosure effectively overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and have a high degree of industrial use value.
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The bipolar radiofrequency treatment device generates a magnetic field by providing a magnetic field between the current directions of the radio frequency electrodes. The magnetic field and that generated by the subcutaneous current itself can mutually affect each other, by the arrangement of the radio frequency electrode on the therapeutic surface, and use the effects of the magnetic fields being attract and mutually exclusive to improve the subcutaneous radiofrequency current density and aggregation, so as to control the subcutaneous radiofrequency energy penetration and aggregation, in order to achieve the precise treatment of the treatment area, thereby reducing the treatment time, and improving treatment efficiency.
In specific implementations, several embodiments can be implemented.
Only one set of bipolar radiofrequency treatment units are included, i.e., only one RF generator 10, as shown in
A plurality of sets of bipolar radiofrequency treatment units are included, i.e., having a plurality of radio frequency generators 10. As shown in
In addition, as shown in
It is to be understood that the above views show only preferred embodiments, and other possible embodiments are also included within the scope of the embodiments, but only a detailed view is not given.
Further, in a specific embodiment, the magnetic field generating means may be implemented in a plurality of ways, for example, a magnet may be provided on the treatment surface, or may be implemented by using a battery coil.
Specifically, an example in which an electromagnetic coil is used is described, with reference to
It should be noted that the above embodiments have better effects on low-frequency RF generators.
In view of the above, various embodiments provide a magnetic field generating mechanism on the treatment surface to generate a magnetic field, which improves the density and the degree of aggregation of the subcutaneous radiofrequency current by utilizing the effects of mutual attraction and mutual repulsion of the magnetic fields, thereby controlling the penetration of the subcutaneous radiofrequency energy and aggregation, in order to achieve accurate treatment of the treatment area, thereby shortening the treatment time and improving the treatment efficiency.
All references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. Although specific embodiments have been described above in detail, the description is merely for purposes of illustration. It should be appreciated, therefore, that many aspects described above are not intended as required or essential elements unless explicitly stated otherwise. Various modifications of, and equivalent acts corresponding to, the disclosed aspects of the exemplary embodiments, in addition to those described above, can be made by a person of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure defined in the following claims, the scope of which is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass such modifications and equivalent structures.
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201610812337.1 | Sep 2016 | CN | national |
201610816116.1 | Sep 2016 | CN | national |