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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Michel Marc, Lenexa, KS (US);
Inventor:
Michel Marc, Lenexa, KS (US);
Assignee:
INNOVOLINK, LLC, Lenexa, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00315 (2013.01); A61B 2018/147 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1472 (2013.01); A61N 1/406 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for selectively heating adipose cells within a treatment region of a subject is disclosed. The method includes positioning the treatment region between first and second electrodes connected to a generator, and activating the generator to apply an alternating electric field between the first and second electrodes and across the treatment region to thereby heat the treatment region. The adipose cells heat at a faster rate than non-targets within the treatment region, which preferably results in the killing of the adipose cells.