The General Hospital Corporation D/B/A Massachusetts General Hospital;Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc.
发明人:
Jason L. Harris,Nicholas Stylopoulos,Lee M. Kaplan,Tamara C. Baynham,Taylor W. Aronhalt
申请号：
US14700611
公开号：
US20150258326A1
申请日:
2015.04.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT). 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. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by electrically stimulating nerves that activate the BAT and/or electrically stimulating brown adipocytes directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss through energy expenditure.
