| 发明名称 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACTIVATING BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE WITH COOLING |
| 摘要 |
Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT) with cooling. Generally, the methods and devices can activate BAT to increase thermogenesis, e.g., increase heat production in the patient, which over time can lead to weight loss and/or improved metabolic function. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by cooling tissue having a high density of cold sensitive thermoreceptors and/or by cooling BAT depots directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss and/or improved metabolic function through energy expenditure. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2015119849(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.04.30 |
| 申请号 |
US201113977555 |
申请日期 |
2011.12.21 |
| 申请人 |
Aronhalt Taylor W.;Kaplan Lee M.;Stylopoulos Nicholas;Harris Jason L.;Henninger Dwight D.;Voegele James W.;Ortiz Mark S. |
发明人 |
Aronhalt Taylor W.;Kaplan Lee M.;Stylopoulos Nicholas;Harris Jason L.;Henninger Dwight D.;Voegele James W.;Ortiz Mark S. |
| 分类号 |
A61F7/10;A61M5/142 |
主分类号 |
A61F7/10 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A medical method, comprising:
positioning a cooling device in contact with tissue of a patient in a selected region of the patient's body that has a high density of cold sensitive thermoreceptors; and activating the cooling device to lower a temperature of the tissue in the selected region by a predetermined amount and for a predetermined treatment period that is sufficient to activate brown adipose tissue and increase energy expenditure of the brown adipose tissue. |
| 地址 |
Loveland OH US |
