Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1998-10-29
2000-08-22
Dvorak, Linda C. M.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 2, 607 89, A61B 1818
Patent
active
061065161
ABSTRACT:
A liposuction cannula having a water source, a laser source, and a suction source. Water is released into an active area within the cannula, and laser energy is directed onto the water molecules within the active area to energize the water molecules. The energized water molecules escape from the active area into the surrounding fatty tissue to break down the fatty tissue and release liquid fatty material, which is removed by aspiration via the cannula.
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Dvorak Linda C. M.
Gibson Roy
Sonique Surgical Systems, Inc.
Spinks Gerald W.
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