Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combined modality treatment systems, methods and apparatus for body contouring applications
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Application No.: US14185054Application Date: 2014-02-20
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Publication No.: US10092346B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Mitchell E. Levinson
- Applicant: Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Pleasanton
- Assignee: Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Pleasanton
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: A61F7/00
- IPC: A61F7/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/02 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods that enable delivery of radiofrequency energy and cryotherapy applications to adipose tissue for reduction and contouring of body fat are described herein. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods for reducing surface irregularities in a surface of a subject's skin resulting from an uneven distribution of adipose tissue in the subcutaneous layer. The method can include delivering capacitively coupled or conductively coupled radiofrequency energy to a target region of the subject at a frequency which selectively heats fibrous septae in a subcutaneous layer of the target region to a maximum temperature less than a fibrous septae denaturation temperature. Furthermore, the method can include removing heat such that lipid-rich lobules in the subcutaneous layer are affected while non-lipid-rich cells and lipid-rich regions adjacent to the fibrous septae are not substantially affected.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140316393A1 COMBINED MODALITY TREATMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BODY CONTOURING APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2014-10-23
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