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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Margaret Ruth Horton, Eindhoven, NL;
Martin Jurna, Den Bosch, NL;
Jonathan Alambra Palero, Waarle, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of treating a skin tissue area () having a skin surface () is provided. The method comprises the steps of: deforming the skin tissue area into a deformed shape comprising a plurality of folds () in the skin tissue area; arranging radiofrequency electrodes () in contact with the skin surface on opposite sides of the deformed skin tissue area; and, while maintaining the skin tissue area in said deformed shape, providing a spatially continuous radiofrequency energy flow between the radiofrequency electrodes on opposite sides of the deformed skin tissue area through the deformed skin tissue area, thereby heating at least a portion () of the deformed skin tissue area; and releasing the skin tissue area from said deformed shape, thereby deforming said heated portion () into a wave-shaped zone of heated skin tissue having a depth relative to the skin surface that varies between a minimum and a maximum value in a direction between said opposite sides. Accordingly, an apparatus for treating a skin tissue area () is provided.