Face-lifting device
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and
a plurality of protruding members fixedly attached on said distal end of said shaft, wherein said plurality of protruding members are positionally fixed relative to said shaft, wherein each protruding member of said plurality of protruding members is positionally fixed relative to any other protruding member, wherein said plurality of protruding members comprises a first protruding member and a second protruding member; and
a lysing mechanism comprising a first electro-conductive lysing segment located between said first protruding member and said second protruding member, wherein said lysing segment is configured to cut on its distal side,wherein said plurality of protruding members is insulated from said lysing mechanism, wherein said plurality of protruding members define a first plane on one side of said lysing mechanism and further define a second plane on the side of said lysing mechanism that is opposite to that of said first plane, wherein said lysing mechanism is fixed in a location substantially parallel to and within the range extending from said first plane and said second plane, wherein said apparatus is configured to cut two opposing and substantially planar tissue planes that are parallel with said first plane and said second plane as said apparatus is pushed through tissue.
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Abstract
A device is described that can be used by surgeons to provide quick and accurate face-lifting maneuvers that minimize the amount of tissue that has to be removed. The device is comprised of a shaft with a relatively planar but possibly lenticulate and even slightly curved tip that can divide and energize various tissue planes causing contraction especially via the fibrous tissues. Various forms of energy can be delivered down the shaft to heat and cause desirable tissue contraction. The device can also include a temperature sensor that can be used to control power output.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of protruding members fixedly attached on said distal end of said shaft, wherein said plurality of protruding members are positionally fixed relative to said shaft, wherein each protruding member of said plurality of protruding members is positionally fixed relative to any other protruding member, wherein said plurality of protruding members comprises a first protruding member and a second protruding member; and a lysing mechanism comprising a first electro-conductive lysing segment located between said first protruding member and said second protruding member, wherein said lysing segment is configured to cut on its distal side, wherein said plurality of protruding members is insulated from said lysing mechanism, wherein said plurality of protruding members define a first plane on one side of said lysing mechanism and further define a second plane on the side of said lysing mechanism that is opposite to that of said first plane, wherein said lysing mechanism is fixed in a location substantially parallel to and within the range extending from said first plane and said second plane, wherein said apparatus is configured to cut two opposing and substantially planar tissue planes that are parallel with said first plane and said second plane as said apparatus is pushed through tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method, comprising:
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producing, with a first instrument, a substantially planar separation in human or animal tissue, creating two opposing tissue planes, wherein said first instrument comprises a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of protruding members fixedly attached on said distal end of said shaft, wherein said plurality of protruding members are positionally fixed relative to said shaft, wherein each protruding member of said plurality of protruding members is positionally fixed relative to any other protruding member, wherein said plurality of protruding members comprises a first protruding member and a second protruding member; and a lysing mechanism comprising a first electro-conductive lysing segment located between said first protruding member and said second protruding member, wherein said lysing segment is configured to cut on its distal side, wherein said plurality of protruding members is insulated from said lysing mechanism, wherein said plurality of protruding members define a first plane on one side of said lysing mechanism and further define a second plane on the side of said lysing mechanism that is opposite to that of said first plane, wherein said lysing mechanism is fixed in a location substantially parallel to and within the range extending from said first plane and said second plane, wherein said apparatus is configured to cut two opposing and substantially planar tissue planes that are parallel with said first plane and said second plane as said apparatus is pushed through tissue; and applying, with a second instrument, energy to at Least one tissue plane of said two opposing tissue planes.
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