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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Kirn Medical Design Llc, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventor:
David S. Kirn, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
KIRN MEDICAL DESIGN, LLC, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00452 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00714 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0243 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for effecting change in tissue at a treatment site includes a housing having an aperture for receiving a user's finger, a cold plate supported by said housing for cooling the tissue at the treatment site, and at least one thermoelectric cooling semiconductor thermally coupled to said cold plate and electrically coupled to a power source. In another embodiment, the cold plate may include a surface for contacting the treatment site, and at least a portion of said cold plate including said surface may extend from said housing.