Device and method for eliminating adipose layers by means of laser energy
Patent 6206873 Issued on March 27, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 28, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 28, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSoft tissue cutting aspiration device and method Laser thermokeratoplasty methods and apparatus Guidance and delivery system for high-energy pulsed laser light Medical device for irradiation of tissue Method of laser cosmetic surgery Laser-assisted liposuction method and apparatus Patent #: 6106516 InventorsApplicationNo. 322579 filed on 05/28/1999US Classes:606/7, Angioplasty606/15, With optical fiber606/16With optical fiberExaminersPrimary: Nasser, Robert L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61F 7/6/0Foreign Application Priority Data1996-02-13 ITAbstractA device and method for the removal of subcutaneous adipose layers with a laser source, optical fiber for conveying the laser ben emitted by the first source and a hollow needle f or guiding the fiber. The fiber ends in the vicinity of the end of the needle. The laser beam is generated with an intensity and a wavelength for liquefying, and maintaining liquid, the adipose cells. The laser beam from the optical fiber irradiates adipose cells in the adipose layer to transform the adipose cells into, and maintain the adipose cells as, a liquid substance. | |
