Reply to Office Action of October 7, 2019
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`Application No. 15/404,384
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application.
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for stimulating muscle of a patient's body comprising:
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`placing a magnetic applicator proximate to the muscle in a body region including a
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`thigh, a buttock, or an abdomen, with the patient's body not restrained,
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`generating a time-vaging magnetic field by a magnetic field generating device with
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`a magnetic flux density in a range of 0.5 Tesla to 7 Tesla, a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz
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`to 300 Hz and with an impulse duration in a range of 10 us to 700 us;
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`cooling the magnetic field generating device by a fluid cooling media;
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`transferring a magnetic stimulation signal to the muscle,
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`generating an active response in the muscle,
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`wherein the active response is at least a partial contraction of the muscle-eentr—aetien,
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`wherein the stimulation causes myorelaxation of the muscle during the stimulation.
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`2—27 .
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`(Cancelled).
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`28.
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`(New) A treatment device for treating a patient by a magnetic treatment, the treatment
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`device comprises:
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`a connection to a power supply,
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`a control unit,
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`a first capacitor and a second capacitor,
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`a first switching device and a second switching device,
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`a first applicator comprising a first magnetic field generating coil disposed within the first
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`applicator,
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`a second applicator comprising a second magnetic field generating coil disposed within the
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`second applicator,
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`wherein the first applicator and the second applicator are configured to be positioned to a
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`body region, wherein the body region comprises a thigh, a buttock or an abdomen,
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`wherein the first applicator is configured to be positioned independently on the second
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`applicator such that the first applicator is positioned to a first area of the body region and wherein
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`the second applicator is configured to be positioned to a second area of the body region, wherein the
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`first area of the body region differs from the second area of the body region,
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`wherein the control unit is configured to operate the first switching deVice such that the
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`first switching deVice is configured to discharge the first capacitor to the first magnetic field
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`generating coil and to cause the first magnetic field generating coil to generate a first time-varying
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`magnetic field with a peak-to-peak magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, a
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`repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz, and with an impulse duration in a range of 10 us to 700
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`MS;
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`wherein the control unit is configured to operate the second switching deVice such that the
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`second switching deVice is configured to discharge the second capacitor to the second magnetic
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`field generating coil and to cause the second magnetic field generating coil to generate a second
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`time-varying magnetic field,
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`wherein the first magnetic field generating coil generates a first plurality of biphasic
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`impulses of the first time-varying magnetic field,
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`wherein the first plurality of biphasic impulses of the first time-varying magnetic
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`field comprises a plurality of time periods with different repetition rate, or
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`wherein the first plurality of biphasic impulses of the first time-varying magnetic
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`field comprises a plurality of time periods with different magnetic flux density of consecutive
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`impulses of the biphasic impulses of the first time-varying magnetic field,
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`wherein the second magnetic field generating coil generates a second plurality of biphasic
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`impulses of the second time-varying magnetic field,
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`wherein the second plurality of biphasic impulses of the second time-varying
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`magnetic field comprises a plurality of time periods with different repetition rate, or
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`wherein the second plurality of biphasic impulses of the second time-varying
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`magnetic field comprises a plurality of time periods with different magnetic flux density of
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`consecutive impulses of the biphasic impulses of the second time-varying magnetic field,
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`wherein the first magnetic field generating coil and the second magnetic field generating
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`coil are configured to be cooled;
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`wherein the first magnetic field generating coil and the second magnetic field generating
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`coil have the same inductance;
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`wherein the first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field
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`are configured to be applied to the body region such that the patient is simultaneously treated by the
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`first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field so that the first time-
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`Varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field cause a muscle contraction.
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`29.
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`(New) The treatment deVice of claim 28, wherein the first applicator and the second
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`applicator are configured to be coupled by a belt to the body region.
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`30.
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`(New) The treatment deVice of claim 29, wherein each of the first applicator and the
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`second applicator is configured to be positioned along the belt.
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`(New) The treatment deVice of claim 28, further comprising:
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`a first connecting tube comprising a first conduit of fluid, wherein the first conduit of fluid
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`is coupled to a source of fluid such that the fluid circulates in the first applicator so the first
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`magnetic field generating coil is cooled, and
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`a second connecting tube comprising a second conduit of fluid, wherein the second conduit
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`of fluid is coupled to the source of fluid such that the fluid circulates in the second applicator so the
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`second magnetic field generating coil is cooled.
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`32.
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`(New) The treatment deVice of claim 28, further comprising a human machine interface,
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`wherein the human machine interface comprises a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical
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`user interface comprises an input interface and an output interface.
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`33.
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`(New) The treatment deVice of claim 28, further comprising at least one electrode
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`configured to generate RF treatment.
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`34.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 33, wherein the RF treatment is in a range of 500 kHz
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`to 3 GHz.
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`35.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 33, wherein the at least one electrode is in the first
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`applicator and wherein the at least one electrode is in the second applicator.
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`36.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 33, further comprising a balun configured to
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`transform an unbalanced signal to a balanced signal, or a transmatch configured to optimize energy
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`transfer to the patient.
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`37.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 33, wherein the RF treatment is applied to the patient
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`simultaneously with the magnetic treatment.
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`38.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 33, wherein the first applicator and the second
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`applicator are in a mechanical holder configured to position the first applicator and the second
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`applicator in at least two tilted planes defined by an angle.
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`39.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 28, further comprising an independent high-
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`frequency generator.
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`40.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 28, further comprising at least one optical waves
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`generating device configured to be coupled to the patient by a belt such that the optical waves
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`generating device is within a predefined location of the belt.
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`41.
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`(New) The treatment device of claim 28, wherein the first applicator or the second
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`applicator has a concave shape.
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`42.
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`(New) A method of treating a patient by applying a time-varying magnetic field using a
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`treatment device which generates the time-varying magnetic field and wherein the treatment deVice
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`comprises a connection to a power supply, the method comprises:
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`positioning a first applicator comprising a first magnetic field generating coil to a first area
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`of a body region of the patient, wherein the body region comprises a thigh, a buttock or an
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`abdomen,
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`positioning a second applicator comprising a second magnetic field generating coil to a
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`second area of the body region, wherein the first area of the body region differs from the second
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`area of the body region, and wherein the first magnetic field generating coil and the second
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`magnetic field generating coil have the same inductance,
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`coupling the first applicator and the second applicator to the body region by a belt,
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`controlling by a control unit charging of a first capacitor and a second capacitor,
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`switching a first switching deVice to discharge the first capacitor to the first magnetic field
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`generating coil and to generate a first time-varying magnetic field with an impulse duration in a
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`range of 10 us to 700 us, a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz, and a peak-to-peak magnetic
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`flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, wherein the first time-varying magnetic field
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`comprises biphasic impulses,
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`switching a second switching deVice to discharge the second capacitor to the second
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`magnetic field generating coil and to generate a second time-varying magnetic field with an impulse
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`duration in a range of 10 us to 700 us, a repetition rate in a range of 1 Hz to 300 Hz, and a peak-to-
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`peak magnetic flux density in a range of 0.1 Tesla to 7 Tesla, wherein the second time-varying
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`magnetic field comprises biphasic impulses,
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`generating a plurality of impulses of the first time-varying magnetic field with a constant
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`repetition rate and with an envelope modulated in a magnetic flux density, or
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`generating a plurality of impulses of the first time-varying magnetic field with a different
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`repetition rate,
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`cooling the first magnetic field generating coil and the second magnetic field generating
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`coil,
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`applying the first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field
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`to the body region and causing a muscle contraction such that the patient is simultaneously treated
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`by the first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field, and
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`heating a target biological structure in the body region.
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`43.
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`(New) The method of claim 42, further comprising positioning the first applicator
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`independently of the second applicator to the body region.
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`44.
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`(New) The method of claim 43, further comprising applying electromagnetic waves to the
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`body region.
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`45.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising positioning the first applicator and the
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`second applicator to the body region such that the applicators are positioned in two mutually tilted
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`planes.
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`46.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising;
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`applying the first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field
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`to the patient with a repetition rate in a range of 80 Hz to 120 Hz, or in a range of 125 Hz to 170 Hz
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`to cause a pain relief, or
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`applying the first time-varying magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field
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`to the patient with a repetition rate in a range of 170 Hz to 250 Hz to relieve tonus of a muscle.
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`47.
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`(New) The method of claim 45, further comprising applying the first time-varying
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`magnetic field and the second time-varying magnetic field cooperating muscles.
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`48.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising measuring a temperature of the patient
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`by a sensor.
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`49.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising generating radiofrequency waves with a
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`frequency in a range of 500 kHz to 3 GHz.
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`50.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising applying the first time-varying
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`magnetic field or the second time-varying magnetic field to the patient simultaneously with
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`radiofrequency treatment.
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`51.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising converting a unbalanced signal from a
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`high-frequency generator to a balanced signal by balun, or optimizing energy transfer to the patient
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`by a transmatch.
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`52.
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`(New) The method of claim 44, further comprising;
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`applying optical waves with a wavelength in a range 290 nm to 3000 nm to the patient, and
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`heating the target biological structure to a temperature in a range of 37.5 0C to 60 0C by the
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`optical waves.
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`53.
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`(New) The method of claim 52, wherein the optical waves are coherent.
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`54.
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`(New) The method of claim 52, wherein
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`the optical waves have a wavelength in a range of 780 nm to 980 nm, or in a range of 1050
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`nm to 1100 nm, or in a range of 1300 nm to 1450 nm, or 2940 nm, and
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`heating adipose cells to a temperature in a range of 40 0C to 50 0C.
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`55.
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`(New) The method of claim 52, further comprising coupling to the patient a third
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`applicator comprising at least one optical waves generating device.
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