Patent ID: 8206328

Claim:
A non-invasive apparatus for destroying tissue within a subcutaneous tissue region, comprising; a hollow handle; a lever pivotally attached to said hollow handle, said lever having a distal end and a proximal end and being pivotally secured to said hollow handle about mid-way between said distal and proximal ends; a hand-driven first plate secured to a distal end of said lever; a motor disposed within the hollow interior of said hollow handle; said motor having an output shaft; a motor-driven second plate disposed in parallel, spaced apart relation to said hand-driven first plate; a rod having a first end disposed within the hollow interior of said hollow handle and a second end secured to said motor-driven second plate; a gear train positioned within the hollow interior of said hollow handle; said gear train operative to translate rotary motion of said output shaft to linear reciprocating motion of said motor-driven second plate; said proximal end of said lever being spaced apart from and substantially parallel to said hollow handle so that bringing said hollow handle and said proximal end of said lever towards one another causes convergence of said hand-driven first plate and motor-driven second plate and applies a compressive force to epidermis tissue disposed between said first and second plates; and said compressive force being sufficient to cause said adipose tissue to lyse in said target region.