Systems for affecting subcutaneous lipid-rich cells, systems for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells, and systems for reducing subcutaneous lipid-rich cells
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorsRichard Rox Anderson, Dieter Manstein
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for use in the selective disruption of lipid-rich cells by controlled cooling. The present invention further relates to a device for use in carrying out the methods for selective disruption of lipid-rich cells by controlled cooling.
Claims30
A system for affecting subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a target region of a subject, comprising:
- a treatment unit including a chamber, a cooling element, and a vibration device, wherein the chamber is configured to receive tissue of the target region, the cooling element is configured to reduce a temperature of the target region such that the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells are damaged while non-lipid-rich cells of the subject are generally not injured, and the vibration device is operable to provide mechanical motion to the target region.
A system for affecting subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a target region of a subject, comprising:
- a treatment unit including a cooling element and a mechanical motion device, the cooling element configured to lower a temperature of the target region to damage the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells while non-lipid-rich cells of the subject are generally not injured, and the mechanical motion device operable to provide mechanical motion to the target region.
A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a region of a subject, comprising:
- a treatment unit including
- a chamber configured to receive target tissue of the region,
- at least one treatment interface,
- at least one cooling element operatively coupled to the at least one treatment interface and configured to reduce a temperature of the region such that lipid-rich cells in the target tissue of the region are damaged while non-lipid-rich cells in the subject's epidermis and/or dermis are generally not injured, and
- a mechanical motion device operable to mechanically move the target tissue in the chamber to affect the damage of the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells.
A system for reducing subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a target region of a subject, comprising:
- a treatment unit coupleable to a fluid source and including
- a cooling element with a passage through which fluid from the fluid source flows to lower a temperature of the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells to reduce the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells, and
- means for mechanically moving the target region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.