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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Greco, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mark B Freidman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
J William Futrell, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 35 ; 604 65 ; 604 95 ; 604121 ; 604156 ; 604174 ; 604902 ; 128766 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for performing suction lipectomy or liposuction in which the reciprocal motion required during the liposuction procedure is automated. This automation greatly reduces the physical exertion required of the operating surgeon. The present invention also allows the use of smaller cannulae to achieve an improved aesthetic result. Use of such smaller cannulae with the manual liposuction procedures currently in use would be extremely taxing if not impossible.