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US 5,954,710 AGranted
Device and method for eliminating adipose layers by means of laser energy
AssigneeEl.En. S.P.A.
InventorsCesare Paolini, Maurizio Maida, Fabrizio Mencarelli
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Abstract
The device for the removal of subcutaneous adipose layers comprises a first laser source (1), optical fiber conveying means (3) for conveying the laser beam emitted by said first source (1) and a hollow needle (7) for guiding the fiber, said fiber ending in the vicinity of the end of the needle.
Claims8
A device for the removal of subcutaneous adipose layers, the device comprising:
- a hollow needle with a sharp tip forming piercing means for mechanically piercing skin of a patient and the adipose layers said hollow needle having curling at an end part;
- a laser source means including a laser source having emitting characteristics for generating a laser beam that causes the lipolysis of adipose cells to transform the adipose cells into a liquid;
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- optical fiber means including an optical fiber connected to said laser source and connected to said needle to convey the laser beam from said source toward said sharp tip of said needle.
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