Methods and devices for selective disruption of fatty tissue by controlled cooling
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61F-007/00
A61B-005/00
A61B-018/02
A61F-007/10
A61H-023/00
A61F-007/02
출원번호
US-0434478
(2006-05-15)
등록번호
US-9308120
(2016-04-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Anderson, Richard R.
Manstein, Dieter
출원인 / 주소
The General Hospital Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Saul Ewing LLP
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초록
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.
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1. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a subject, the system comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element programmed to reduce a temperature of a local region containing the lipid rich cells to between about −10° C. and about 20° C. such that lipid rich cells in
1. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a subject, the system comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element programmed to reduce a temperature of a local region containing the lipid rich cells to between about −10° C. and about 20° C. such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda suction unit coupled to the cooling device to apply vacuum to the local region. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the cooling device further comprises a detector proximate to the cooling element, and wherein the system further comprises: a processor in electrical communication with the detector and configured to convert electrical signals from the detector into an operating parameter; anda database electrically connected to the processor to store the operating parameter. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor includes a control module for controlling the temperature of the local region based on the operating parameter. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the detector is selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a thermocouple, and a thermistor. 5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a treatment interface in thermal communication with the cooling element. 6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a temperature sensor proximate to the treatment interface. 7. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a subject, the system comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element for reducing a temperature of a local region containing the lipid rich cells such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced;a suction unit coupled to the cooling device to apply vacuum to the local region; anda control unit programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to reduce the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 20° C. such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the control unit includes: storage means for storing instructions for controlling the operation of the cooling device to decrease the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 20° C., such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda processor device programmed to read and execute the instructions stored on the storage means. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the storage means is selected from the group consisting of: a memory device, random access memory (“RAM”), read-only memory (“ROM”), flash memory, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (“EEPROM”), a storage device, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, and a DVD-RW. 10. The system of claim 7, further comprising a detector proximate to the cooling element. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the detector is selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a thermocouple, and a thermistor. 12. The system of claim 7, further comprising a treatment interface in thermal communication with the cooling element. 13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a temperature sensor proximate to the treatment interface. 14. The system of claim 7, wherein the control unit is programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to reduce the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 15° C. 15. The system of claim 7, wherein the control unit is programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to reduce the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 10° C. 16. The system of claim 7, wherein the control unit is programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to reduce the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 4° C. 17. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a region of skin of a subject, comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element programmed to maintain itself at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 15° C. in order to reduce a temperature of the region such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda suction unit coupled to the cooling device to apply vacuum to the region. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the cooling device further comprises a detector proximate to the cooling element, and wherein the system further comprises: a processor in electrical communication with the detector and configured to convert electrical signals from the detector into an operating parameter; anda database electrically connected to the processor to store the operating parameter. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor includes a control module for controlling the temperature of the region based on the operating parameter. 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the detector is selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a thermocouple, and a thermistor. 21. The system of claim 17, further comprising a treatment interface in thermal communication with the cooling element. 22. The system of claim 21, further comprising a temperature sensor proximate to the treatment interface. 23. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a region of skin of a subject, the system comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element for reducing a temperature of the region such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced;a suction unit coupled to the cooling device to apply vacuum to the region; anda control unit programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to maintain the cooling device at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 15° C. such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the control unit includes: storage means for storing instructions for controlling the operation of the cooling device to maintain the cooling device at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 15° C., such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda processor device programmed to read and execute the instructions stored on the storage means. 25. The system of claim 24, wherein the storage means is selected from the group consisting of: a memory device, random access memory (“RAM”), read-only memory (“ROM”), flash memory, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (“EEPROM”), a storage device, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, and a DVD-RW. 26. The system of claim 23, further comprising a detector proximate to the cooling element. 27. The system of claim 26, wherein the detector is selected from the group consisting of: a temperature sensor, a thermocouple, and a thermistor. 28. The system of claim 23, further comprising a treatment interface in thermal communication with the cooling element. 29. The system of claim 28, further comprising a temperature sensor proximate to the treatment interface. 30. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a subject, the system comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element for reducing a temperature of a local region containing the lipid rich cells such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda control unit programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to reduce the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 10° C. such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced. 31. The system of claim 30, wherein the control unit includes: storage means for storing instructions for controlling the operation of the cooling device to decrease the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 10° C., such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda processor device programmed to read and execute the instructions stored on the storage means. 32. The system of claim 30, wherein the control unit is programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to reduce the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 4° C. 33. The system of claim 30, wherein the control unit includes: storage means for storing instructions for controlling the operation of the cooling device to decrease the temperature within the local region to between about −10° C. and about 4° C., such that lipid rich cells in the local region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda processor device programmed to read and execute the instructions stored on the storage means. 34. The system of claim 30, wherein the control unit is further programmed to control the operation of the cooling device such that non-lipid rich cells in the dermis are generally not reduced. 35. The system of claim 30, wherein the cooling element has a substantially flat surface. 36. A system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid rich cells of a region of skin of a subject, the system comprising: a cooling device having a cooling element for reducing a temperature of the region such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda control unit programmed to control the operation of the cooling device to maintain the cooling device at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 10° C. such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced. 37. The system of claim 36, wherein the control unit includes: storage means for storing instructions for controlling the operation of the cooling device to maintain the cooling device at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 10° C., such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda processor device programmed to read and execute the instructions stored on the storage means. 38. The system of claim 37, wherein the storage means is selected from the group consisting of: a memory device, random access memory (“RAM”), read-only memory (“ROM”), flash memory, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (“EEPROM”), a storage device, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, and a DVD-RW. 39. The system of claim 36, wherein the control unit is programmed to maintain the cooling device at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 5° C. 40. The system of claim 36, wherein the control unit includes: storage means for storing instructions for controlling the operation of the cooling device to maintain the cooling device at an average temperature between about −15° C. and about 5° C., such that lipid rich cells in the region are reduced while non-lipid rich cells in the epidermis are generally not reduced; anda processor device programmed to read and execute the instructions stored on the storage means. 41. The system of claim 36, wherein the control unit is further programmed to control the operation of the cooling device such that non-lipid rich cells in the dermis are generally not reduced. 42. The system of claim 36, wherein the cooling element has a substantially flat surface.
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