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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Yoav Ben-haim, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter J. Bentley, San Jose, CA (US);
Dong Hoon Chun, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel Francis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jessi E. Johnson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin Shan, Pasadena, CA (US);
Ted Su, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven Kim, Los Altos, CA (US);
Yoav Ben-Haim, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter J. Bentley, San Jose, CA (US);
Dong Hoon Chun, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel Francis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jessi E. Johnson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin Shan, Pasadena, CA (US);
Ted Su, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven Kim, Los Altos, CA (US);
Miramar Labs, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An tissue interface module has an applicator chamber on a proximal side of the tissue interface module and a tissue acquisition chamber on a distal side of the tissue interface module. The applicator chamber may include: an opening adapted to receive the applicator; an attachment mechanism positioned in the applicator chamber and adapted to attach the tissue interface module to the applicator; a sealing member positioned at a proximal side of the applicator chamber; and a vacuum interface positioned at a proximal side of the applicator chamber and adapted to receive a vacuum inlet positioned on a distal end of the applicator. The invention also includes corresponding methods.