ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,215, issued on July 14, was assigned to BTL Medical Solutions A.S. (Prague).

"Methods and devices for aesthetic treatment of biological structures by radiofrequency and magnetic energy" was invented by Tomas Schwarz (Prague) and Frantisek Lang (Volyne, Czech Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for providing a magnetic treatment by evoking muscle contraction by a time-varying magnetic field and providing a RF treatment by heating biological structure. The device may provide a pressure treatment. The device includes an applicator having an RF electrode and a magnetic field generating device. The device may also include a m...