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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Matthew M. Avram, Boston, MA (US);
Richard R. Anderson, Boston, MA (US);
Joshua Tam, Charlestown, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew M. Avram, Boston, MA (US);
Richard R. Anderson, Boston, MA (US);
Joshua Tam, Charlestown, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61F 7/10 (2013.01); A61F 2007/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for use in the selective disruption of visceral fat tissue by controlled cooling.