TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING HEAT FROM SUBCUTANEOUS LIPID-RICH CELLS
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1. A treatment system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in a target region of a subject, comprising:
- a treatment unit configured to produce an energy field in the subject'"'"'s tissue and including a cooling/heating element configured to reduce a temperature of the target region such that the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells are damaged while non-lipid-rich cells of the subject are generally not injured.
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Abstract
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 treatment system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in a target region of a subject, comprising:
a treatment unit configured to produce an energy field in the subject'"'"'s tissue and including a cooling/heating element configured to reduce a temperature of the target region such that the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells are damaged while non-lipid-rich cells of the subject are generally not injured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A treatment system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in a target region of a subject, comprising:
a treatment unit configured to output energy to the subject'"'"'s tissue and to reduce a temperature of the target region such that the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells are damaged while non-lipid-rich cells of the subject are generally not injured. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A treatment system for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in a target region of a subject, comprising:
a treatment unit configured to produce at least one of an electric field or an acoustic field in the subject'"'"'s tissue and configured to reduce a temperature of the target region such that the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells are damaged while non-lipid-rich cells of the subject are generally not injured. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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