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US 2010/0145360 A1Published application
System and method for transplantation of dermal tissue
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsElof Eriksson, Royce Johnson, Ajit Mishra, Michael Girouard, Makoto Ohira (formerly Takeuchi)
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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.
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A tissue particle harvester assembly comprising:
- a housing including an internal flushing container;
- a port in the housing;
- a cap configured to fit over the internal flushing container;
- a rotatable shaft;
- a tissue cutting tool mounted on the rotatable shaft, wherein the tissue cutting tool is received within an opening in the housing;
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- an electric motor coupled to the rotatable shaft.
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A tissue particle harvester assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a tissue cutting tool received within the housing;
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- an electric motor coupled to the tissue cutting tool, where:
- the tissue cutting tool comprises:
- a cylindrical body including a first end, a second end, and a cutting surface between the first and second end;
- a shaft extending through the center of the first end and the second end;
- a slot formed in the first end and extending into the cutting surface;
- a cutting feature inserted into the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.