Microtopographic pattern transfer tool
OwnerAndrew W. Valen, Maurice Valeninventors
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Abstract
A hand-operated tool for embossing a membrane or other soft pliable implant with microgrooves or microgeometries is disclosed. The tool includes an embossing surface such as a pressure plate or roller that includes a specific microgroove or microtopographical pattern. This allows a user such as a clinician to create an embossed surface on a membrane or other implantable device at the time of surgery for the purposes of directing cellular orientation and migration, increasing cell migration velocity and enhancing re-epithelialization rates in various medical and dental applications.
Claims20
An autoclavable implant embosser tool, comprising:
- a first pressure plate;
- a second pressure plate, wherein the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate are disposed pivotally with respect to one another;
- wherein the first pressure plate comprises a surface comprising a first plurality of microgrooves,
- wherein each of the first plurality of microgrooves has a first height, a first width, and a first pitch, and
- wherein the first height, the first width, and the first pitch are selected to orient cells in a manner that will enhance re-epithelialization rates, direct cellular orientation and migration, and increase cell migration velocity after surgical implantation of an implant embossed by the manually-operated autoclavable implant embosser, and
- wherein the tool is configured to be held in a user's hand.
A manually-operated autoclavable tool for embossing an implantable material, comprising:
- a handle portion;
- and
- a pressure plate disposed on a distal end of the handle portion;
- wherein the pressure plate comprises a surface comprising plurality of microgrooves, and
- wherein each of the plurality of microgrooves has a height, a width, and a pitch selected to orient cells in a manner that will enhance re-epithelialization rates, direct cellular orientation and migration, and increase cell migration velocity after surgical implantation of an implant embossed by the manually-operated autoclavable tool.
A tool for embossing an implantable material, comprising:
- a handle portion;
- a bracket disposed on a distal end of the handle portion;
- and
- a roller rotatably affixed to the bracket;
- wherein an outer surface of the roller comprises a plurality of microgrooves;
- wherein each of the plurality of microgrooves has a height, a pitch, and a width selected to orient cells in a manner that will enhance re-epithelialization rates, direct cellular orientation and migration, and increase cell migration velocity after surgical implantation of an implant embossed by the tool;
- and
- wherein the tool is manually-operable and autoclavable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.