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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gian Franco Bernabei, Florence, IT;
Assignee:
Mattioli Engineering Ltd., , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ; A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ; A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
Radio frequency current pulses are applied to the skin in a controlled manner in order to heat selected volumes of skin, thereby inducing the removal of unwanted pigments from the skin and also enhancement of collagen formation on the skin. A probe provides the radio frequency current pulses to the skin, where the probe includes first and second metallic stripes, and where the probe is connected to two coaxial cables that are respectively connected to the first and second metallic stripes. The two coaxial cables are connected to a balanced/unbalanced transformer, which in turn is connected to a radio frequency generator that provides radio frequency pulses.