Patent ID: RE42960

Claim:
A microdermabrasion device for removing portions of the outer layers of a skin surface comprising: a source of a vacuum, and a tube with an abrasive treatment tip therein for dislodging cells from the skin surface being treated, the tube being attached to the source of vacuum so that a lumen through the tube has a reduced pressure therein which is less than the ambient pressure surrounding the tube, the tube having a first end, said first end having an opening therein for applying the reduced pressure within the tube to the skin surface, said vacuum causing the skin surface being treated to have an increased area of contact with the abrasive tip, the vacuum also functioning to collect tissue or cells removed from the skin surface being treated wherein the abrasive treatment tip is a rotatable an abrasive pad located within and the tube adjacent to the opening of the first end configured to rotate at least 360° within the tube, and a collection filter disposed between the treatment tip and the source of vacuum so that all particulate matter entering the at least one opening in the tube is collected therein .