Systems, apparatus, methods and procedures for the noninvasive treatment of tissue using microwave energy
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1. A method of balancing vacuum pressure in a medical treatment device, wherein said medical treatment device comprises an applicator and a disposable, said disposable comprising a tissue chamber and an applicator chamber separated by a tissue bio-barrier that is flexible and substantially impermeable to air and biological fluids, said method comprising the steps of:
- positioning said applicator in said applicator chamber such that said applicator seals an applicator chamber opening;
positioning tissue adjacent said tissue chamber such that said tissue at least partially seals a tissue chamber opening;
drawing air through at least a portion of a vacuum circuit connecting said applicator chamber to said tissue chamber to pull tissue into said tissue chamber;
removing air from said applicator chamber and said tissue chamber to substantially equalize air pressure on either side of said tissue bio-barrier; and
preventing biological fluids from passing from said tissue chamber into said applicator chamber.
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The present invention is directed to systems, apparatus, methods and procedures for the noninvasive treatment of tissue using microwave energy. In one embodiment of the invention a medical device and associated apparatus and procedures are used to treat dermatological conditions using microwave energy.
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1. A method of balancing vacuum pressure in a medical treatment device, wherein said medical treatment device comprises an applicator and a disposable, said disposable comprising a tissue chamber and an applicator chamber separated by a tissue bio-barrier that is flexible and substantially impermeable to air and biological fluids, said method comprising the steps of:
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positioning said applicator in said applicator chamber such that said applicator seals an applicator chamber opening; positioning tissue adjacent said tissue chamber such that said tissue at least partially seals a tissue chamber opening; drawing air through at least a portion of a vacuum circuit connecting said applicator chamber to said tissue chamber to pull tissue into said tissue chamber; removing air from said applicator chamber and said tissue chamber to substantially equalize air pressure on either side of said tissue bio-barrier; and preventing biological fluids from passing from said tissue chamber into said applicator chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of creating a lesion in a region of skin tissue using a medical treatment device, wherein said medical treatment device comprises an applicator and a disposable, said applicator comprising a cooling interface plate and said disposable comprising a tissue chamber and an applicator chamber separated by a tissue bio-barrier, wherein said tissue bio-barrier is flexible and substantially impermeable to air and biological fluids, said method comprising the steps of:
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positioning said applicator in said applicator chamber such that said applicator seals an applicator chamber opening; positioning said skin tissue adjacent to said tissue chamber such that said skin tissue at least partially seals a tissue chamber opening; drawing air through at least a portion of a vacuum circuit connecting said applicator chamber to said tissue chamber to pull said skin tissue into said tissue chamber; removing air from said applicator chamber and said tissue chamber to substantially equalize air pressure on either side of said tissue bio-barrier; and transmitting microwave energy through said cooling plate and through said tissue bio-barrier into said skin tissue. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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