Methods of tissue release to reduce 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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A method for releasing tissue to reduce the appearance of cellulite, comprising:
- positioning a handpiece comprising a recessed chamber over a first region of target tissue comprising dermis, epidermis and subcutaneous tissue,
- wherein the recessed chamber comprises a top surface comprising an inner surface,
- wherein the handpiece further comprises a port configured to allow elevation of target tissue into the recessed chamber;
- capturing target tissue in the recessed chamber until the captured tissue contacts the inner surface of the top;
- engaging a tissue dissection device comprising a cutting element with the handpiece;
- advancing the tissue dissection device relative to the handpiece to insert the cutting element through the dermis of the captured tissue and into the subcutaneous tissue;
- manipulating the tissue dissection device to sever fibrous structures in the subcutaneous tissue, thereby releasing tissue and reducing the appearance of cellulite.
A method for releasing tissue to reduce the appearance of cellulite, comprising:
- capturing, via application of vacuum pressure, a first region of target tissue comprising dermis, epidermis and subcutaneous tissue in a recessed chamber of a handpiece,
- wherein the captured tissue is positioned in contact with an inner top surface of the recessed chamber;
- engaging a tissue dissection device comprising a cutting element with the handpiece;
- inserting the cutting element into the recessed chamber and into the subcutaneous layer of the captured tissue;
- manipulating the tissue dissection device to sever fibrous structures in the subcutaneous tissue and reducing the appearance of cellulite.
A method for releasing tissue to reduce the appearance of cellulite, the method comprising:
- providing a tissue dissection system comprising (a) a handpiece comprising a recessed chamber and (b) a cutting element comprising at least one cutting blade, the tissue dissection system configured for:
- (i) capturing a first region of target tissue in the recessed chamber of a handpiece,
- wherein the first region of captured tissue is positioned in contact with an inner top surface of the recessed chamber;
- (ii) allowing insertion of the cutting element through a wall of and into the recessed chamber and into a subcutaneous layer of first region of captured tissue;
- (iii) releasing, with the cutting element, tissue to reduce the appearance of cellulite,
- wherein the cutting element severs fibrous structures in the subcutaneous layer of the first region of captured tissue;
- (iv) capturing, with the handpiece, and releasing, with the cutting element a second region of captured tissue to reduce the appearance of cellulite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.