Fat processing system
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsZachary Dominguez, Justin Schwab, Tiago Bertolote, Jason Metzner, Ethan Franklin
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Abstract
Methods and devices for treating lipoaspirate for use in fat grafting procedures are provided and generally include a canister for containing lipoaspirate, a separation mechanism structured to separate both oils and other materials from cellular components of lipoaspirate contained in the canister. The separation mechanism includes filters having different filtering capacities, for example, different pore sizes.
Claims13
A device for treating lipoaspirate for use in fat grafting procedures, the device comprising:
- a canister for containing lipoaspirate;
- a separation mechanism structured to separate both oils and other materials from cellular components of lipoaspirate contained in the canister, the separation mechanism comprising:
- a first filter element disposed within the canister, and a second filter element disposed within the canister, and
- an activation mechanism structured to activate the separation mechanism by moving the first filter element relative to the second filter element within the canister to separate cellular components from non-cellular components of the lipoaspirate;
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- an inlet and an outlet, both the inlet and the outlet being located on a common side of the first and second filter elements between the first and second filter elements.
A device for treating lipoaspirate for use in fat grafting procedures, the device comprising:
- a canister for containing lipoaspirate;
- a separation mechanism structured to separate oils or other materials from cellular components of lipoaspirate contained in the canister, the separation mechanism comprising first and second filter elements disposed within the canister;
- an activation mechanism structured to activate the separation mechanism by moving the first filter element and the second filter element relative to the canister to separate cellular components from non-cellular components of the lipoaspirate;
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- an inlet and an outlet, both the inlet and the outlet being located on a common side of the first and second filter elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.