Patent ID: 6430446
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,G06F,G10L

Abstract:
An apparatus for remodeling a tissue structure of a host to adopt a desired shape, the apparatus comprising:a template including a mechanical force application surface which adopts the desired shape of the tissue structure and conforms to the skin surface overlaying the tissue structure of the host when an external mechanical force is applied to the template through the mechanical application surface; and an electromagnetic energy delivery device incorporated into the template for delivering electromagnetic energy to the tissue structure through the skin surface while the mechanical force is being applied to the tissue structure; wherein delivering the electromagnetic energy by the apparatus causes the tissue beneath the skin surface to be gradually modified by the combined application of the mechanical force and the electromagnetic energy such that the three-dimensional tissue structure of the host is remodeled to adopt desired shape.