Patent ID: 8979830
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for the percutaneous treatment of cellulite and adipose tissue with laser energy, the device comprising: a hollow cannula having two ends, with a blunt tip at the distal end for placement underneath the skin of a patient, said hollow cannula having an opening at the distal end; a laser source with emitting characteristics generating a laser beam that causes the ablation of undesirable connective tissue, the laser source emitting a pulsed beam at a wavelength between about 1.3 um and about 1.6 um; a rigid, coated optical fiber connected to said laser source, the optical fiber extendable through the hollow cannula to convey the laser beam from said laser source to a point substantially beyond the distal end of the cannula, the optical fiber having a distal firing tip; an aiming beam comprising: a mechanical clamping device for securing the optical fiber within the cannula such that the distal firing tip of the optical fiber extends beyond the blunt, distal tip of the cannula, thereby preventing overheating of the distal tip of the cannula, the mechanical clamping device further comprises a marker for visualization using an imaging technique selected from the group of imaging techniques consisting of optical, X-ray, sonic MRI, and CAT-scan imaging.