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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Samir Mitragotri, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Russell M. Lebovitz, San Diego, CA (US);
Byeong Hee Hwang, Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Samir Mitragotri, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Russell M. Lebovitz, San Diego, CA (US);
Byeong Hee Hwang, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 31/14 (2006.01); A01N 33/12 (2006.01); A61N 1/30 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Solubilizing compositions are provided. The compositions comprise at least one zwitterionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant. In one embodiment, the compositions may be useful for solubilizing and remodeling and/or removing tissue on or beneath a patient's skin, optionally in conjunction with the application of energy to a region of interest on the skin. In one embodiment, at least one analyte may be collected and analyzed from the solubilized tissue.