Electrically based medical treatment device and method

Abstract

Embodiments of medical treatment including skin treatment using electrical energy, especially with the primary purpose for skin treatment for aesthetics are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

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         21 . A mammalian body treatment apparatus, comprising:
 a plurality of electrodes, the electrodes configured to be deployable into a body segment to be treated; and   a radio frequency (RF) generation module, the RF generation module electrically couplable to the plurality of electrodes and configured to apply an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes to cause the nearest electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to have periodically alternating opposite polarities and energy to be substantially applied to body segments around each electrode.   
     
     
         22 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the RF generation module applies an RF signal with oscillating current to the plurality of electrodes to cause the nearest electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to have periodically alternating opposite polarities. 
     
     
         23 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the RF generation module is configured to apply an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes for a predetermined time interval. 
     
     
         24 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , further comprising a drive module to controllably move the plurality of electrodes into a body segment to be treated and a user interface to enable a user to select the depths that the drive module controllably moves the plurality of electrodes into a body segment to be treated. 
     
     
         25 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the electrodes are bipolar. 
     
     
         26 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of electrodes is arranged into a plurality of rows and columns and the RF signal generator applies an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes to cause the neighboring electrodes in each of the plurality of rows columns to have periodically alternating opposite polarities. 
     
     
         27 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of electrodes forms a square configuration. 
     
     
         28 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of electrodes forms a rectangular configuration and the RF signal generator applies an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes to cause the electrodes to have periodically alternating opposite polarities to form a checkboard pattern. 
     
     
         29 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are non-insulated. 
     
     
         30 . The mammalian body treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is insulated except at its tip. 
     
     
         31 . A method of treating a mammalian body, comprising:
 deploying a plurality of electrodes into a body segment to be treated; and   applying an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes to cause the nearest electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to have periodically alternating opposite polarities and energy to be substantially applied to body segments around each electrode.   
     
     
         32 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , including applying an RF signal with oscillating current to the plurality of electrodes to cause the nearest electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to have periodically alternating opposite polarities. 
     
     
         33 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , including applying an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes for a predetermined time interval. 
     
     
         34 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , including employing a drive module to controllably move the plurality of electrodes into a body segment to be treated and employing a user interface to enable a user to select the depths that the drive module controllably moves the plurality of electrodes into a body segment to be treated. 
     
     
         35 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , wherein the electrodes are bipolar. 
     
     
         36 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , wherein the plurality of electrodes is arranged into a plurality of rows and columns and applying an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes to cause the neighboring electrodes in each of the plurality of rows columns to have periodically alternating opposite polarities. 
     
     
         37 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , wherein the plurality of electrodes forms a square configuration. 
     
     
         38 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , wherein the plurality of electrodes forms a rectangular configuration and applying an RF signal to the plurality of electrodes to cause the electrodes to have periodically alternating opposite polarities to form a checkboard pattern. 
     
     
         39 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are non-insulated. 
     
     
         40 . The method of treating a mammalian body of  claim 31 , wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is insulated except at its tip.