Fat removal and nerve protection device and method

US8052672B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LENR Solutions, Inc.

Inventors

• Michael D. Laufer · Menlo Park, US
• Hien Nguyen · Santa Ana, US
• Suresh Wadhwani · Valencia, US
• Payam Adlparvar · Lake Forest, US
• Bruce D. Stambaugh · Anaheim, US
• Tony Brown · Villa Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2003
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2011
• Expiry date: Feb 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2202/08
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fat removal device includes a screen which includes passages through which fat can be extruded, to be cut or melted away from the surface of an internal organ. The device includes a blade to cut the fat or radiofrequency monopolar or bipolar electrodes to melt the fat, aspiration to remove the fat away from the screen and blade, irrigation to irrigate the screen and blade, and an electrocautery member to cauterize the capillary bed of the fat. Methods of using removing the fat layer from the surface of an internal body organ are also described.