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US 2012/0259289 A1Published application
Syringe system for controlled delivery or removal of material
AssigneeCytori Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsBobby L. Byrnes, Robert K. Shanahan, Douglas Arm, Jonathan Costabile, Jose F. Curiel
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to syringe systems for delivering and removing materials, instrument kits that include the syringe systems provided herein, and methods of using the syringe systems and kits provided herein.
Claims1
A syringe delivery system, comprising:
- a hollow handle;
- a syringe plunger assembly;
- a syringe barrel comprising flanges;
- a driving mechanism comprising a thumbwheel portion and a gear portion, wherein said driving mechanism actuates the syringe plunger through a driving system, and;
- an adaptor fitting that attaches the syringe barrel to the handle, wherein said adaptor fitting prevents longitudinal motion of the syringe barrel by securing the flanges of the syringe barrel;
- wherein said syringe plunger is held substantially within the handle when the syringe barrel is filled, and further wherein said system is configured to deliver multiple microdroplets of a fluid to separate areas of tissue in a subject during a single procedure, or to extract said fluid from a subject during a procedure, wherein said fluid comprises a filler or a restorative agent suitable for a reconstructive or a cosmetic procedure.
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