Treatment systems, small volume applicators, and methods for treating submental tissue
US10568759B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/0239
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems for treating a subject's tissue can include a thermally conductive cup, a tissue-receiving cavity, and a vacuum port. The vacuum port is in fluid communication with the tissue-receiving cavity to provide a vacuum for drawing the submental tissue, or other targeted tissue, into the tissue-receiving cavity. A thermal device can cool and/or heat the conductive cup such that the conductive cup non-invasively controls the temperature of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in the tissue. A restraint apparatus can hold a the conductive cup in thermal contact with the target region.
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