BOYDEN, EDWARD S.,HYDE, RODERICK A.,ISHIKAWA, MURIEL Y.,JUNG, EDWARD K.Y.,LEUTHARDT, ERIC C.,MALASKA, STEPHEN L.,SWEENEY, ELIZABETH A.,WOOD, JR., LOWELL L.
申请号：
EP12781678
公开号：
EP2707082A4
申请日:
2012.05.09
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein for treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition in a vertebrate subject. A device is provided that includes one or more passive cooling elements configured to be applied to one or more tissues of a vertebrate subject to modulate at least one activity of brown adipose tissue of the vertebrate subject, wherein at least a portion of the one or more passive cooling elements is configured to be implantable, and wherein the one or more passive cooling elements includes a first portion configured to be in association with the one or more tissues to be cooled, and a second portion configured to be placed in association with one or more tissues adjacent to an external epidermal tissue of the vertebrate subject.
