Patent ID: 8518069
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B,A61H,A61N

Abstract:
1. A minimally invasive skin treatment device, comprising: a handpiece having a perimeter elevation defining a perimeter surface and a top which cooperatively define a recessed area, an inner side of the perimeter elevation and the top defining an apposition surface facing into the recessed area; a cutting tool configured to at least partially extend through the perimeter elevation and into the recessed area; and a guidance track operably connected to the handpiece, wherein the guidance track is configured to constrain a portion of the cutting tool in association with the guidance track to move along a predetermined path to cooperatively move a distal end of the cutting tool within the recessed area in a plane substantially parallel to the top of the handpiece and within a region of a predetermined shape defined by the predefined path; a conduit extending through the perimeter elevation and having an entry hole disposed on an inner side of the conduit and facing said recessed area, said entry hole defining a tool pivot point when a distal end of the cutting tool is inserted through the conduit and into the recessed area so that the distal end of the cutting tool can move laterally side to side within the recessed area.