Jason L. Harris;Nicholas Stylopoulos;Taylor W. Aronhalt;Lee M. Kaplan;David N. Plescia;James W. Voegele
发明人:
Jason L. Harris,Lee M. Kaplan,David N. Plescia,Taylor W. Aronhalt,James W. Voegele,Nicholas Stylopoulos
申请号：
US13977536
公开号：
US20140088487A1
申请日:
2011.12.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT) with light. 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 and/or improved metabolic function. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by using light to stimulate nerves that activate the BAT and/or to stimulate brown adipocytes directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss and/or improved metabolic function through energy expenditure. The light can be configured to directly or indirectly stimulate the nerves and/or the brown adipocytes. The light can be configured to indirectly stimulate the nerves and/or the brown adipocytes by activating a light activatable medium administered to a patient and configured to respond to the light to cause activation of the brown adipose tissue.
