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US 2004/0172045 A1Published application
System and method for transplantation of dermal tissue
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsElof Eriksson, Royce Johnson, Ajit Mishra, Michael Girouard, Makoto Ohira
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Abstract
A dermal tissue transplantation system combining a tissue particle harvester, a tissue particle collector, and a chambered dressing. The system provides a harvester capable of harvesting tissue from a donor site on the order of about 100 microns. The integrated tissue particle collector provides a means for collecting the harvested tissue for in situ cultivation in a chambered dressing at the wound site.
Claims9
A dermal tissue grafting system comprising:
- a tissue particle harvester assembly for cutting tissue particles from dermal tissue;
- a tissue particle collector for receiving, separating and collecting the tissue particles;
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- a chambered dressing for receiving the collected tissue particles and culturing the growth of a dermal tissue graft.
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