Subdermal cryogenic remodeling of muscles, nerves, connective tissue, and/or adipose tissue (fat)
AssigneeMyoScience, Inc.
InventorsLisa Elkins, Ronald Williams
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods treat cosmetic defects, and often apply cooling with at least one tissue-penetrating probe inserted through of the skin of a patient. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissue so as to effect a desired change in a composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior. Exemplary embodiments of the cooling treatments will interfere with the nerve/muscle contractile function chain so as to mitigate wrinkles of the skin. Related treatments may be used therapeutically for treatment of back and other muscle spasms, chronic pain, and the like. Some embodiments may remodel subcutaneous adipose tissue so as to alter a shape or appearance of the skin surface.
Claims18
A method for cryogenically treating tissue in a patient, said method comprising:
- providing a cryogenic device, the cryogenic device comprising a tissue penetrating needle probe, the tissue penetrating needle probe comprises an array of needles;
- advancing the tissue penetrating needle probe through a skin surface into target tissue disposed therebelow, the target tissue having an associated nerve/muscle contractile chain comprising a muscle, a nerve, a connective tissue, and a nerve/muscle junction;
- cooling the target tissue with the tissue penetrating needle probe;
- protecting the skin surface from a cooling induced injury;
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- temporarily interfering with the function of the nerve/muscle contractile chain so as to achieve a cosmetic result.
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