Since the introduction of liposuction into the United States in 1982, instrumentation for this procedure has undergone many significant changes. Great innovation and creativity have brought new and increasingly efficient instruments to the liposuction surgeon. Many of the improvements in both the safety and effectiveness of liposuction have been a result of the introduction of new instrumentation. Indeed one of the key factors in the development of liposuction as a viable procedure was the change in instrumentation from the sharp to the blunt cannula. Further developments, most notably the advent of the tumescent technique, developed by Dr. Jeffrey Klein in 1985, radically modified liposuction and further spurred the development of new innovative instrumentation to meet the demand.<sup>13 Klein J.A. Tumescent technique Am J Cosmet Surg 1987 ;  4 : 263-267

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In addition to instrumentation directly used for liposuction, other instruments and equipment of a more ancillary or supportive nature are needed as well. This includes those necessary to increase patient safety, monitoring equipment, equipment to clean and sterilize the instruments, and products for postoperative care.