Patent ID: 9241835
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A tissue treatment device, comprising an elastic sheet with a planar skin interfacing surface, a first edge means for reducing peak stresses and a second edge means for reducing peak stresses, wherein the second edge means is located farthest and opposite from the first edge means, a first tensile stressed configuration and a second tensile stressed configuration wherein the skin interfacing surface is configured to adhere to skin in the first tensile stressed configuration and further configured to partially relax to the second tensile stressed configuration and compress the adhered skin, wherein the first edge means comprises a first undulating edge comprising a plurality of consecutive extensions, a plurality of consecutive open spaces, and a modulation zone, wherein each extension has a peak and an amplitude, each open space has a trough, and wherein the modulation zone has a total area defined by a proximal boundary along a line or curve of best fit along the troughs, an outer boundary along a line or curve of best fit along the peaks, a first lateral boundary located at a first peak or a first trough immediately adjacent to a peak, and a second lateral boundary located at a second peak or a second trough immediately adjacent to a peak that is different from the first peak or first trough, wherein the plurality of consecutive open spaces have a total open space area, and wherein the total open space area is between about 25% and 80% of the total area of the modulation zone.