US Patent Issued to Cytrellis Biosystems on March 25 for "Devices and methods for ablation of the skin" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,957, issued on March 25, was assigned to Cytrellis Biosystems Inc. (Woburn, Mass.).

"Devices and methods for ablation of the skin" was invented by Alec Ginggen (Plymouth, Mass.) and Douglas Levinson (Sherborn, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, kits, and methods for treating skin, such as skin tightening or for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions that would benefit from tissue area or volume reduction, skin restoration, skin tightening, skin lifting, and/or skin repositioning and/or for generally improving skin function or appearance (e.g., the removal of unwanted skin features o...