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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:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Jason L. Harris, Hamilton, OH (US);
Lee M. Kaplan, Wellesley, MA (US);
David N. Plescia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas Stylopoulos, Boston, MA (US);
Jason L. Harris, Hamilton, OH (US);
Lee M. Kaplan, Wellesley, MA (US);
David N. Plescia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas Stylopoulos, Boston, MA (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT) with light. Generally, the methods and devices can activate BAT to increase thermogenesis, e.g., increase heat production in the patient, which over time can lead to weight loss and/or improved metabolic function. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by using light to stimulate nerves that activate the BAT and/or to stimulate brown adipocytes directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss and/or improved metabolic function through energy expenditure. The light can be configured to directly or indirectly stimulate the nerves and/or the brown adipocytes. The light can be configured to indirectly stimulate the nerves and/or the brown adipocytes by activating a light activatable medium administered to a patient and configured to respond to the light to cause activation of the brown adipose tissue.