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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Solta Medical, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Inventor:
Piotr J. Przybyszewski, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems for treating tissue located beneath a tissue surface with electromagnetic energy delivered from a treatment electrode. The treatment electrode may include a conductive layer and a plurality of openings extending through the conductive layer. The openings may vary in size or area across the conductive layer, and may vary progressively in size or area with location relative to the electrode perimeter.