Pixel array medical systems, devices and methods
AssigneeSrgi Holdings, LLC
InventorEdward Knowlton
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Abstract
Embodiments include devices and methods configured to fractionally resect skin and/or fat. Fractional resection is applied as a stand-alone procedure in anatomical areas that are off-limits to conventional plastic surgery due to the poor tradeoff between the visibility of the incisional scar and amount of enhancement obtained. Fractional resection is also applied as an adjunct to established plastic surgery procedures such as liposuction, and is employed to significantly reduce the length of incisions required for a particular application. The shortening of incisions has application in both the aesthetic and reconstructive realms of plastic surgery.
Claims60
A method comprising:
- generating a protocol using patient data, wherein the protocol includes at least one target site and a topographical map of fractional skin resections configured for at least one of fractional skin tightening and contouring application at the at least one target site;
- positioning at the target site a carrier including a scalpet assembly comprising at least one scalpet and a depth control device, wherein the at least one scalpet includes a tube comprising a hollow region and a sharpened distal end configured to penetrate tissue at the at least one target site;
- performing fractional resection by circumferentially incising skin pixels at the at least one target site using the scalpet assembly, and controlling a depth of penetration of the incising using the depth control device;
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- removing the fractionally resected skin pixels from the at least one target site via an orifice in the at least one scalpet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.