Abdominal Tissue Lifting Device

A hand held tissue lifting device, comprising:

• a flexible anchor comprising a first anchor portion and a second anchor portion, a first layer of adhesive on a lower surface of the first anchor portion for attachment to skin of a patient and a second layer of adhesive on a lower portion of the second anchor portion for attachment to skin of a patient;
• a handle support connecting the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion;
• a first fold line adjacent the handle support, the first anchor portion being foldable about the first fold line;
• a second fold line adjacent to the handle support, the second anchor portion being foldable about the second fold line;
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• a handle sized and configured to be hand held, the handle being attachable to the handle support for movement relative to the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion.

A hand held tissue lifting device formed by a process comprising the steps of:

• providing an elongate base having a first end and an opposing second end, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first anchor portion adjacent the first end and a second anchor portion adjacent the second end, a connecting portion disposed between and joining the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion, a first attachment zone between the first anchor portion and the connecting portion, a first fold line between the first anchor portion and the first attachment zone, a second attachment zone between the second anchor portion and the connecting portion, a second fold line between the second anchor portion and the second anchor portion, a first layer of adhesive on a lower surface of the first attachment zone, a second layer of adhesive on a lower surface of the second attachment zone, and a non-adhesive surface on a lower surface of the connecting portion;
• providing a handle sized and configured to be hand held by a user, the handle having a section defining a hinge pin;
• placing the handle in juxtaposition to the elongate base with the hinge pin in alignment with the non-adhesive surface of the connecting portion;
• and
• folding the connecting portion over the hinge pin to move the first and second anchor portions toward each other to place the first attachment zone and the second attachment zone in alignment, and then joining the first layer of adhesive of the first attachment zone to the second layer of adhesive of the second attachment zone to thereby form a hinge about the hinge pin within which the handle may freely rotate.