Apparatus and method for producing augmentive products
AssigneeMichael John Hawley
InventorMichael John Hawley
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Abstract
An apparatus for shaping a Platelet Rich Fibrin component of patient whole blood includes a main body. The main body includes a substantially planar surface. The main body also has a reservoir positioned therein. The substantially planar surface includes a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the substantially planar surface and the reservoir. The apparatus also includes a lid which is positioned over the substantially planar surface. The lid is used to compress a Platelet Rich Fibrin component. Liquids that are expressed from the Platelet Rich Fibrin component flow to the reservoir. The apparatus also includes openings for forming plugs of Platelet Rich Fibrin material.
Claims19
An apparatus for shaping a Platelet Rich Fibrin component of patient whole blood comprising:
- a main body further comprising a substantially planar surface, the main body having or more openings therein for forming plugs of Platelet Rich Fibrin material;
- a lid for placing a force on the substantially planar surface of the main body, the lid for forming a membrane of Platelet Rich Fibrin material;
- at least one weight sized to fit within the one or more openings;
- a reservoir positioned in the main body;
- at least one bore fluidly connecting the one or more openings in the main body and the reservoir;
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- a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the substantially planar surface and the reservoir.
An apparatus for shaping a Platelet Rich Fibrin component of patient whole blood comprising:
- a main body further comprising a substantially planar surface;
- a reservoir positioned in the main body;
- a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the substantially planar surface and the reservoir;
- a lid which covers at least a portion of the substantially planar surface, the lid for forming a membrane of Platelet Rich Fibrin material;
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- a hinge between the main body and the lid.
An apparatus for shaping a Platelet Rich Fibrin component of patient whole blood comprising:
- a main body further comprising a substantially planar surface wherein the main body has one or more openings therein for forming plugs of Platelet Rich Fibrin material;
- a reservoir positioned in the main body;
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- a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the substantially planar surface and the reservoir;
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- one or more plug weights which fit within the one or more openings for forming plugs, wherein the one or more plug weights is piston-shaped with a cylindrical portion and a rod portion, the rod portion sized to receive supplemental weights.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.