METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRAFTING OF SKIN TISSUE

    公开(公告)号:US20230132373A9

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US16404316

    申请日:2019-05-06

    IPC分类号: A61B17/322 A61F2/10

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are provided for affecting an appearance of skin by harvesting small portions of tissue from a donor (first) site and applying them at a recipient (second) site. A plurality of micrografts can be formed from a piece of graft tissue and attached to a dressing material. The dressing material can then be expanded to increase a separation distance between the micrografts, and the dressing material having spaced-apart micrografts attached thereto can be applied to a prepared recipient site. An apparatus can be provided that expands the dressing material using a pressurized fluid. A further method can include providing a suspension of small portions of graft tissue in a solution. The solution can be injected into blisters formed at a recipient (second) site and the tissue portions allowed to attach and proliferate. A method and apparatus can also be provided for forming corresponding blisters at a donor site and at a recipient site. The raised (removed) portions of the blisters can be removed and attached to a dressing material, and the portions from the donor (first) site can be placed onto the exposed blister areas at the recipient site.

    BIOMEDICAL PATCHES WITH ALIGNED FIBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20230053327A9

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17358463

    申请日:2021-06-25

    摘要: A multi-laminar electrospun nanofiber scaffold for use in repairing a defect in a tissue substrate is provided. The scaffold includes a first layer formed by a first plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers, and a second layer formed by a second plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers. The second layer is combined with the first layer. A first portion of the scaffold includes a higher density of fibers than a second portion of the scaffold, and the first portion has a higher tensile strength than the second portion. The scaffold is configured to degrade via hydrolysis after at least one of a predetermined time or an environmental condition. The scaffold is configured to be applied to the tissue substrate containing the defect, and is sufficiently flexible to facilitate application of the scaffold to uneven surfaces of the tissue substrate, and to enable movement of the scaffold by the tissue substrate.

    Skin Lifting Thread Inserting Device

    公开(公告)号:US20220257282A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17614858

    申请日:2020-06-24

    发明人: Ki Won Kim

    IPC分类号: A61B17/34 A61B17/04 A61F2/10

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a skin lifting thread inserting device and, more specifically, to a thread inserting device capable of enhancing a lifting effect by using a single cog thread connected to a plurality of needles. A thread inserting device for a skin lifting treatment according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: first and second needles (10a, 10b); and first and second handles (20a, 20b), wherein the thread (100) extends from the opening (11a) formed at the distal end of the first needle (10a) to the opening (11b) formed at the distal end of the second needle (10b).

    HAIR IMPLANTS COMPRISING ENHANCED ANCHORING AND MEDICAL SAFETY FEATURES

    公开(公告)号:US20220226101A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17433324

    申请日:2020-02-28

    发明人: Victor LORIA

    IPC分类号: A61F2/10

    摘要: A hair implant suitable for subcutaneous implantation is provided having an anchor comprising an anchor body, and at least one collagen receiving structure selected from the group consisting of at least one tunnel disposed through the anchor body and an external surface feature of the anchor body. The anchor further comprises at least one hair strand projecting from a distal end of the anchor body, wherein the at least one collagen receiving structure is configured to support collagen ligature growth after subcutaneous implantation of the hair implant to anchor the anchor to a hair implant recipient, and the collagen receiving structure is free of hair. A fracture line in the anchor body allows the body to fragment, thereby releasing collagen ligatures and allowing the implant fragments to “release” and fall out of the skin. The at least one hair strand may comprise a primary hair element with emerging hair elements.