Patent ID: 11857810
Assignee: LUMENIS BE LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of treating human skin tissue with a micro ablation treatment, comprising:
providing a first energy application device that is configured to direct energy at the skin tissue of a patient to cause at least one micro ablation channel to be formed in the skin tissue; and
providing a controller configured to:
control application of energy from the first energy application device to form the at least one micro ablation channel in the skin tissue;
the method comprising:
applying, under the control of the controller, energy from the first energy application device to form a vertically-disposed central micro ablation channel having a depth d1 in the skin tissue; and
applying, under the control of the controller, energy from the first energy application device to form more than one secondary micro ablation channels, each having a depth up to one third of the depth d1, in the skin surrounding the central micro ablation channel, whereby the secondary micro ablation channels shrink and dehydrate thereby stiffening and serving as a mechanical support to the central micro ablation channel to keep it open for a time period sufficient for the treatment.