Patent ID: 7374551

Claim:
A method of fat cavitation, comprising: infiltrating subcutaneous adipose tissue with a liquid comprising microbubbles up to about 400 ml and at least one of normal saline, lactated Ringer's solution and Krebs solution; creating a puncture in the patient's skin; providing a wire, the wire being generally uniform in diameter and having a first end and a second end; introducing the second end of the wire through the puncture in the patient's skin; placing at least a portion of the second end of the wire in contact with the subcutaneous adipose tissue; generating an ultrasonic wave; transmitting the ultrasonic wave to the second end of the wire; creating cavitation bubbles in at least a portion of the targeted adipose tissue; and liquefying at least a portion of the targeted adipose tissue up to a combined liquefied adipose tissue and infiltrated liquid of about 500 ml.