×

Apparatuses and methods for interstitial tissue removal

  • US 6,296,639 B1
  • Filed: 02/12/1999
  • Issued: 10/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for removing a volume of solid tissue beneath a tissue surface, said method comprising:

  • positioning an energy conductive clement at a target site in the solid tissue beneath the tissue surface;

    energizing the energy conductive element; and

    moving the energized element through successive adjacent tissue layers, wherein the element is energized with sufficient energy to vaporize tissue in said successive layers to produce a desired continuous removal volume.

View all claims
  • 9 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×