Patent ID: 8343116

Claim:
A system for treating skin, the system comprising: a handpiece assembly comprising a tip and a main body portion, said tip situated along a distal end of the main body portion, the main body portion comprising an interior cavity; and wherein the tip comprises at least one abrasive element configured to selectively abrade skin when the handpiece assembly is moved relative a skin surface; a first canister configured to store at least one treatment material, wherein the first canister is configured to removably secure to a portion of the main body portion of the handpiece assembly; a second canister configured to store waste material; wherein an interior of the first canister and an interior of the second canister are each in fluid communication with the tip, so that the at least one treatment material can be selectively delivered from the first canister to the tip, and so that debris that results from a skin treatment procedure can be selectively delivered from the tip to the second canister; wherein the second canister is configured to removably and directly secure to the main body portion of the handpiece assembly when the system is in use, such that the main body portion, the first canister and the second canister form a generally unitary structure when the first and second canisters are secured to the main body portion; wherein at least a portion of the main body portion of the handpiece assembly is configured to be re-used in a subsequent treatment procedure; wherein the first and second canisters are configured to be readily removed from and reattached to the main body portion of the handpiece assembly; wherein the tip comprises an outer lip defining an interior region, wherein the at least one abrasive element is positioned within the interior region defined by the outer lip; wherein the tip comprises at least one delivery port in fluid communication with the first canister when the first canister is secured to the main body portion; wherein the tip comprises at least one suction port in fluid communication with the second canister when the second canister is secured to the main body portion; and wherein the at least one delivery port and the at least one suction port are configured to extend to a working surface of the tip, immediately adjacent to the at least one abrasive element.