Apparatus for uniting the lips of a wound, a holding piece, and a cosmetic treatment method
US6562025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00508
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus for uniting the lips of a wound comprises a laser having an emission wavelength chosen such that it can perform tissue bonding and unite the lips of a wound, and a holding piece suitable for being secured to the tissue around the wound so as to keep the lips of the wound approximated, at least while the wound is being exposed to said laser radiation, the holding piece including at least one region suitable for being positioned over the wound and sufficiently transparent at the wavelength of the laser radiation for the energy from said radiation to be sufficient, after it has passed through said region, to perform the desired tissue bonding.
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