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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2011
Mark S. Andrew, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
Philip P. Chan, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Christopher P. Godek, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Mark S. Andrew, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
Philip P. Chan, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Christopher P. Godek, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Andrew Technologies, LLC, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
Abstract
Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away.