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US 2017/0319378 A1Published application
Treatment systems for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells and treatment systems for affecting 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.
Claims21
A treatment system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a subject having skin, comprising:
- a fluid source configured to supply heating/cooling fluid;
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- a treatment device configured to be in thermal communication with the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells and coupled to the fluid source such that the heating/cooling fluid flows through the treatment device to damage the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells while non-lipid-rich cells in the subject's epidermis and/or dermis are generally not injured.
A treatment system for affecting subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a target region of a subject, comprising:
- a treatment device configured to be in thermal communication with the subject's skin and including at least one passage through which coolant flows to transfer heat from the subject to the coolant to remove heat from the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells to damage the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells while non-lipid-rich cells are generally not injured;
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- a fluid source operable to remove heat carried by the coolant and output the coolant for delivery to the treatment device.
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