Nicholas Stylopoulos;Jason L. Harris;Mark S. Ortiz;James W. Voegele;Dwight D. Henninger;Taylor W. Aronhalt;Lee M. Kaplan
发明人:
Taylor W. Aronhalt,Lee M. Kaplan,Nicholas Stylopoulos,Jason L. Harris,Dwight D. Henninger,James W. Voegele,Mark S. Ortiz
申请号：
US13977555
公开号：
US20150119849A1
申请日:
2011.12.21
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) with cooling. 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 cooling tissue having a high density of cold sensitive thermoreceptors and/or by cooling BAT depots directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss and/or improved metabolic function through energy expenditure.
