Patent ID: 8406894

Claim:
A disposable medical apparatus for use with an applicator which radiates microwave energy, said disposable medical apparatus comprising: a tissue chamber at a distal end of said disposable medical apparatus, a distal end of said tissue chamber being adapted to form a vacuum seal when positioned against skin; an applicator chamber at a proximal end of said disposable member; a flexible film forming a tissue bio-barrier, said tissue bio-barrier separating said tissue chamber and said applicator chamber, said tissue bio-barrier being a material which is substantially transparent to microwave energy, and substantially impermeable to air and biological fluids; a filter forming an applicator bio-barrier separating air in said tissue chamber from air in said applicator chamber, said applicator bio-barrier being substantially permeable to air but substantially impermeable to biological fluids; a vacuum circuit connecting said tissue chamber and said applicator chamber, wherein said applicator bio-barrier is positioned in said vacuum circuit; and a vacuum seal at a proximal end of said applicator chamber, said vacuum seal being positioned to seal said applicator chamber when said applicator is positioned in said applicator chamber.