Patents Assigned to eLux Medical, Inc.
  • Selective fat removal using photothermal heating
    Patent number: 11628010
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for minimally-invasive selective fat removal from a target area by injecting the area with a solution of photo-absorbing nanoparticles and irradiating the injected area with a beam of near infrared (NIR) light. The NIR emission wavelength excites the nanoparticles to melt fat within the target area so that the liquefied fat can be aspirated from the target area. The nanoparticles may be gold nanorods having aspect ratios selected to produce surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with NIR light around 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, ELUX MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Adah Almutairi, Khalid Almutairi
  • Selective fat removal using photothermal heating
    Patent number: 10188461
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for minimally-invasive selective fat removal from a target area by injecting the area with a solution of photo-absorbing nanoparticles and irradiating the injected area with a beam of near infrared (NIR) light. The NIR emission wavelength excites the nanoparticles to melt fat within the target area so that the liquefied fat can be aspirated from the target area. The nanoparticles may be gold nanorods having aspect ratios selected to produce surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with NIR light around 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, ELUX MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Adah Almutairi, Khalid Almutairi
  • Selective fat removal using photothermal heating
    Patent number: 9522289
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for minimally-invasive selective fat removal from a target area by injecting the area with a solution of photo-absorbing nanoparticles and irradiating the injected area with a beam of near infrared (NIR) light. The NIR emission wavelength excites the nanoparticles to melt fat within the target area so that the liquefied fat can be aspirated from the target area. The nanoparticles may be gold nanorods having aspect ratios selected to produce surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with NIR light around 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, eLUX MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Adah Almutairi, Khalid Almutairi
  • Fine spatiotemporal control of fat removal using NIR light
    Patent number: 9333258
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for minimally-invasive removal of fat from a target area by injecting the area with a solution of photo-absorbing nanoparticles and irradiating the injected area with a beam of near infrared (NIR) light. The NIR emission wavelength excites the nanoparticles to melt and liquefy fat within the target area so that the liquefied fat can be aspirated from the target area. The nanoparticles may be gold nanorods having aspect ratios selected to produce surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with NIR light around 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, eLux Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Adah Almutairi, Khalid Almutairi
  • Selective fat removal using NIR light and nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9333259
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for minimally-invasive selective removal of fat from a target area by injecting the area with a solution of photo-absorbing nanoparticles and irradiating the injected area with a beam of near infrared (NIR) light. The NIR emission wavelength excites the nanoparticles to melt fat within the target area so that the liquefied fat can be aspirated from the target area. The nanoparticles may be gold nanorods having aspect ratios selected to produce surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with NIR light around 800 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, eLux Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Adah Almutairi, Khalid Almutairi