pump the soft tissue aspiration cannula 12 cannula tip 18 handle 22 distal handle end cap 24 proximal handle end cap 26 aspirated soft tissue outlet port 28 fluid and laser fiber large guide tube 32 guide transition coupler 34 fluid and laser fiber small guide tube and retaining screw 42 are all preferably of stainless steel the soft tissue aspiration cannula 12 can be of appropriate sizes such as all of variable length as will be apparent to those of skill in this art a shorter and thinner diameter aspiration cannula will be useful in more restricted areas of the body as around small appendages and a longer and larger diameter cannula will be useful in areas such as the thighs and buttocks where the cannula may be extended into fatty tissue over a more extensive area the cannula tip 18 is in sizes of the same diameter as the aspiration cannula o d machined to a blunt tip and to fit the cannula inside diameter the handle 22 is preferably of tubing of 1 125 34 o d u00d7 0 125 34 wall 1 0 34 i d about 3 25 34 long the distal handle end cap 24 is preferably of 1 125 34 diameter machined to fit the handle inside diameter and drilled to accommodate the aspiration cannula outside diameter the proximal handle.