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Method and apparatus for modifying skin surface and soft tissue structure

  • US 6,425,912 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1997
  • Issued: 07/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for modifying a skin surface or a soft tissue structure underlying a skin surface, comprising:

  • a template including a chamber having a porous membrane that has a skin interface surface which is conformable to the skin surface overlaying the soft tissue structure;

    a hydration delivery device coupled to the chamber and configured to deliver a hydration agent through the pores of the membrane to the skin surface; and

    an energy delivery device positioned in the interior of the chamber of the template, producing and providing a controlled delivery of energy to the skin surface and the tissue structure underneath to modify the skin surface or the tissue structure.

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