Apparatus for reducing the appearance of cellulite
AssigneeUlthera, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Clark, III, James E. Chomas, Adnan I. Merchant, Ben F. Brian, III
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Abstract
A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes.
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An apparatus for reducing the appearance of cellulite, comprising:
- a handpiece comprising a tissue engaging chamber defining a treatment region in which target tissue may be positioned, the tissue engaging chamber having a raised perimeter and an adjustable top comprising a tissue apposition surface, wherein the top cooperatively engages the raised perimeter,
- the handpiece further comprising an aperture configured to allow elevation of the target tissue into the chamber in the treatment region relative to surrounding tissue;
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- a tissue cutting device operatively engaged to the handpiece and having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the tissue cutting device being positionable within the chamber and the treatment region,
- the distal end of the tissue cutting device capable of movement within the treatment region in a plane substantially parallel to the adjustable top, and
- the adjustable top configured to adjust a depth at which the distal end of the tissue cutting device enters the target tissue relative to the apposition surface.
An apparatus for reducing the appearance of cellulite, comprising:
- a handpiece comprising a perimeter wall and a tissue apposition surface that together form a recessed area into which tissue may be positioned;
- a guidance platform coupled to the handpiece;
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- a tissue cutting device comprising at least one tissue cutting blade,
- wherein the handpiece further comprises a conduit configured to allow at least a portion of the at least one tissue cutting blade to pass through the perimeter wall and into the recessed area,
- wherein the guidance platform is configured to interact with the tissue cutting device to maintain the at least one cutting blade in position that enables forming a planar lesion at a fixed depth below the surface of the tissue in the recessed area.
An apparatus for reducing the appearance of cellulite, comprising:
- a handpiece comprising a recessed area comprising a tissue apposition surface,
- the handpiece further comprising an aperture configured to allow positioning of a tissue to be treated into the recessed area;
- a guidance platform configured to be coupled to the handpiece,
- wherein the guidance platform comprises at least one guidance track,
- wherein the guidance platform is configured to operably interact with a tissue cutting device and guide the tissue cutting device in a predetermined pattern through interaction of the tissue cutting device with the at least one guidance track, and
- wherein the guidance platform is configured to interact with the tissue cutting device to cause the tissue cutting device to form a planar lesion at a fixed depth below the surface of the tissue in the recessed area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.