US 11,806,545 B2
Therapy of eye conditions with pulsed radio frequency
Menno E. Sluijter, Utrecht (NL); and Alexandre Jose Leonardo Teixeira, Utrecht (NL)
Assigned to Nextep BV, Utrecht (NL)
Filed by Nextep BV, Utrecht (NL)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/078,565.
Prior Publication US 2022/0126108 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/40 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0456 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A method for medical treatment of a disorder or condition of the eye in a mammal in need thereof, the method comprising applying pulsed radiofrequency (PRF), with a duty load not exceeding 18 ms/s, in the range of 80 KHz to 10 MHz to the mammal so that an outcome selected from the group consisting of an improvement in visual acuity, a stabilization in the decrease of visual acuity, an improvement in contrast of vision, a stabilization in the decrease of contrast of vision, an increase in intensity of color vision, a stabilization in the decrease of color vision, decrease of the blurring of vision and a stabilization in the increase of the blurring in vision is achieved.