Apparatus for treating subcutaneous tissues
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for treating subcutaneous tissues using acoustic waves in the range of low acoustic pressure ultrasound waves is disclosed. The method includes injections of enhancing agents, wherein disruption of subcutaneous tissues and subcutaneous cavitational bioeffects are produced by ultrasound waves having a power that will not produce tissue cavitation in the absence of the enhancing agents. The apparatus and method of use is useful for treatment of subcutaneous abnormalities including cellulite, lipomas, and tumors.
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1-87. -87. (canceled)
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88. A device for reducing cellulite, comprising:
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a tubular member having a central channel; and a plurality of needles disposed in the tubular member, wherein the plurality of needles is configured for movement between an extended position in which the needles protrude out from a distal end of the central channel in a fanned configuration and a retracted position in which the needles are fully retracted in the central channel, and wherein the device is configured to be percutaneously inserted into a treatment area located between 1 mm and 5 mm below a dermis and to deploy the plurality of needles in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the dermis. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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