Granted Patent B2

US 12,654,023 · App. 17/151,389 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventors: Tomás Schwarz (Prague, CZ); Ondra Prouza (Ŕíčany u Prahy, CZ)

Assignee: BTL Medical Solutions A.S.

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Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A device for treating a patient's body, the device comprising:

a capacitor configured to be charged and discharged in order to provide energy to a magnetic field generating device, wherein the magnetic field generating device is configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field, and wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz and a magnetic flux density in a range between 0.1 T and 7 T;

a mechanical waves generating element configured to generate mechanical waves and to apply the mechanical waves to the patient's body; and

an applicator comprising:

the magnetic field generating device;

a blower positioned at a position around a circumference of the magnetic field generating device and configured to provide flow of a cooling fluid proximate to the magnetic field generating device,

wherein the applicator is configured to be positioned proximate to the patient's body to apply the time-varying magnetic field to the patient's body.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to provide the mechanical waves and the time-varying magnetic field simultaneously.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical waves comprise acoustic waves.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical waves comprise shockwaves with a repetition rate of 0.5 to 50 Hz.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the applicator further comprises the mechanical waves generating element, and wherein the cooling fluid is air.

6 . The device of claim 5 , further comprising a switching device configured to discharge energy from the capacitor to provide energy to the magnetic field generating device, wherein the magnetic field generating device is a flat magnetic coil.

7 . The device of claim 1 wherein the applicator further comprises a casing comprising an upper side of the casing and a lower side of the casing,

wherein the magnetic field generating device is disposed within the casing,

wherein the magnetic field generating device comprises an upper side and a lower side, and

wherein the cooling fluid flows between the upper side of the casing and the magnetic field generating device and between the lower side of the casing and the magnetic field generating device in a direction parallel to the upper side and the lower side of the magnetic field generating device.

8 . A device for treating a patient's body, the device comprising:

a magnetic field generating device configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field, the time-varying magnetic field having a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 T to 7 T, a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz, and a maximal value of a magnetic flux density derivative in a range of 0.3 kT/s to 800 kT/s;

an energy storage device configured to provide energy to the magnetic field generating device; and

a mechanical waves generating element configured to apply mechanical waves to the patient's body,

wherein the device is configured to apply the time-varying magnetic field to the patient's body.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the mechanical waves generating element is configured to be coupled to a skin of the patient's body.

10 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the mechanical waves generating element is disposed within an applicator.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the applicator comprises a blower configured to cool the magnetic field generating device.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the time-varying magnetic field comprises a plurality of biphasic magnetic impulses, wherein each impulse of the plurality of biphasic magnetic impulses has an impulse duration in a range of 3 μs to 1 ms.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the magnetic field generating device is a flat magnetic coil, and wherein the time-varying magnetic field is configured to cause a muscle contraction.

14 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the mechanical waves generating element comprises a pressurized gas.

15 . A method for treating a patient's body, the method comprising:

providing energy from an energy storage device to a magnetic field generating device;

generating, by the magnetic field generating device, a time-varying magnetic field having a plurality of magnetic impulses, a magnetic flux density in a range between 0.1 Tesla and 7 Tesla, a maximal value of a magnetic flux density derivative in a range of 300 T/s to 800 kT/s, and a repetition rate of 1 Hz to 300 Hz;

applying the plurality of magnetic impulses of the time-varying magnetic field to the patient's body;

generating mechanical waves by a mechanical waves generating element; and

applying the mechanical waves to the patient's body.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the mechanical waves comprise ultrasound waves.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the time-varying magnetic field and the mechanical waves are applied simultaneously, and wherein the time-varying magnetic field is configured to cause a muscle contraction.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the mechanical waves generating element comprises a pressurized gas.

19 . 19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the mechanical waves comprise shock waves having a repetition rate in a range of 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the shock waves are unfocused or planar.

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