Instrument for performing liposuction
US7717901B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2202/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An instrument for performing liposuction with a longitudinally extended rod-shaped part that, at its rear end, has a handle and a front end piece for partially introducing the rod-shaped part under the skin at a site to be treated. The rod-shaped part is, at least over a portion of its length, provided with a roughened surface. This enables the rod-shaped part to be partially introduced under the skin at the site that has already been treated with a suction instrument. At this location, the rod-shaped part can, with its roughened surface, simultaneously distribute the remaining fatty layer remnants or to remove these remnants from the remaining tissue by means of a to-and-fro movement in the longitudinal direction.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.