Granted Patent B2

US 12,678,215 · App. 19/026,001 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Inventors: Tomás Schwarz (Prague, CZ); Frantisek Lang (Volynê, CZ)

Assignee: BTL Medical Solutions A.S.

A61B18/14A61B18/1206A61B18/18A61B2018/00315A61B2018/00571A61B2018/00702A61B2018/00791A61B2018/126

Abstract

Claims (73)

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

an applicator comprising a magnetic field generating device positioned within a chair;

a positioning assembly configured to provide movement of the magnetic field generating device within the chair;

a bulge positioned in a seating part of the chair, the bulge comprising:

a pressure outlet configured to apply a pressurized air to the patient; and

a control unit configured to control a flow of the pressurized air,

wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure to a skin around a pelvic floor of the patient,

wherein the magnetic field generating device is configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field,

wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, and

wherein the applicator is configured to provide the time-varying magnetic field to the pelvic floor of the patient.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the positioning assembly comprises a rail.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the rail comprises a polymer.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the positioning assembly comprises a hydraulic piston.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the pressure outlet comprises a plastic material.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the pressure outlet is positioned between the patient and the magnetic field generating device, and wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure to a skin of at least one of the genitals, perineum, or buttocks.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field generating device is constructed from a litz-wire.

8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the pressure outlet comprises a plastic tube.

9 . A device for treating a patient, the device comprising:

an applicator comprising:

a magnetic field generating device positioned within a chair;

a positioning assembly configured to provide movement of the magnetic field generating device within the chair; and

an applicator valve configured to provide a flow of a pressurized air;

wherein the applicator valve is configured to provide the flow of the pressurized air in a form of positive pressure impulses, and wherein the positive pressure impulses are provided in two different repetition rates during a treatment session;

a pressure outlet configured to apply the flow of the pressurized air to the patient; and

a control unit configured to control the flow of the pressurized air,

wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure around a skin of a pelvic floor of the patient,

wherein the magnetic field generating device is configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field,

wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla and a repetition rate in a range of 0.1 Hz to 700 Hz, and

wherein the applicator is configured to provide the time-varying magnetic field to the pelvic floor of the patient.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the applicator further comprises a temperature sensor.

11 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the applicator further comprises an applicator pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the pressurized air.

12 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising a main unit comprising a human machine interface, and wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure to a skin of at least one of the genitals, perineum, or buttocks.

13 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising a heater configured to heat the pressurized air.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the heater is configured to heat the pressurized air to a range of 2° C. to 25° C. above an ambient temperature of 20° C.

15 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the heater is configured to heat the pressurized air to a range of 20° C. to 60° C.

16 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the pressure outlet comprises a plastic tube.

17 . A device for treating a patient, the device comprising:

a chair;

a magnetic field generating device positioned within the chair;

a positioning assembly configured to provide movement of the magnetic field generating device within the chair;

an air compressor configured to provide a pressurized air to an air pressure tank;

a pressure outlet configured to apply the pressurized air to a pelvic floor of the patient; and

a control unit configured to control a flow of the pressurized air,

wherein the air pressure tank is configured to provide the pressurized air to the pressure outlet,

wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure to a skin around the pelvic floor of the patient,

wherein the magnetic field generating device is configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field,

wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, and

wherein the device is configured to provide the time-varying magnetic field to the pelvic floor of the patient.

18 . The device of claim 17 , further comprising a heater configured to heat the pressurized air, wherein the heater is configured to heat the pressurized air to a temperature in a range of 21° C. to 48° C.

19 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the applicator further comprises a bulge, and wherein the bulge comprises the pressure outlet.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the bulge is configured to be positioned in a seating part of the chair.

21 . The device of claim 20 , wherein the bulge is configured to be positioned in a vicinity of the skin of the pelvic floor of the patient.

22 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the bulge comprises a plastic material.

23 . The device of claim 17 , further comprising a heater configured to heat the pressurized air, wherein the heater is configured to heat the pressurized air to a range of 2° C. to 25° C. above an ambient temperature of 20° C.

24 . A device for treating a patient, the device comprising:

an applicator comprising:

a chair;

a magnetic field generating device positioned within the chair; and

a positioning assembly configured to provide movement of the magnetic field generating device within the chair;

a pressure outlet configured to apply a pressurized air to a pelvic floor of the patient; and

a control unit configured to control a flow of the pressurized air; and

a heater configured to heat the pressurized air,

wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure to a skin around the pelvic floor of the patient,

wherein the positioning assembly comprises a motor and a rail and is configured to move the magnetic field generating device along a line below the genitals, perineum and intergluteal cleft,

wherein the magnetic field generating device is configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field,

wherein the time-varying magnetic field has a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, and

wherein the device is configured to provide the time-varying magnetic field to the pelvic floor of the patient.

25 . The device of claim 24 , wherein the heater is configured to heat the pressurized air to a temperature in a range of 21° C. to 48° C.

26 . The device of claim 25 , wherein the heater is configured to heat the pressurized air before delivery of the pressurized air to the skin of the pelvic floor.

27 . The device of claim 25 , wherein the pressure outlet is positioned between the patient and the magnetic field generating device, and wherein the pressurized air provides a positive pressure to a skin of at least one of the genitals, perineum, or buttocks.

28 . The device of claim 27 , wherein the pressure outlet comprises a plastic tube.

29 . The device of claim 25 , further comprising an applicator valve, wherein the applicator valve is configured to provide the flow of the pressurized air in a form of positive pressure impulses.

30 . The device of claim 29 , wherein the device is configured to apply a pressurized air at a different time than the time-varying magnetic field.

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