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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1994
Guillermo S Blugerman, Buenos Aires, AR;
Diego E Schavelzon, Buenos Aires, AR;
Very Inventive Physicians, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A surgical technique in which a tumescent solution of local anaesthetic and a vasoconstrictor in injected into the site via a cannula. Using the same cannula, the surgeon aspirates fat and tissue from the site, depositing the aspirated fat and tissue into the reservoir/bottle from which the tumescent solution was first withdrawn. Preferably, both the injection and the aspiration is accomplished with the assist of a single peristaltic pump. By reversing the headstock of the peristaltic pump, and modulating the speed of rotation, the peristaltic pump both injects and aspirates the site. The aspirated fat and tissue is kept in a closed cycle so that contamination is minimized and exposure to the air by the fat is prevented; thereby permitting the aspirated fat to be used elsewhere for body contouring.