Method of comminuting soft tissue as well as means of performing the method

Apparatus for comminuting soft tissue comprising:

• a supply vessel defining a tissue holding chamber;
• a collector for receiving comminuted tissue;
• a cutting member;
• means for sealingly connecting the vessel, the collector and the cutting member;
• a source of a compressed gas;
• a fluid coupling detachably fluidly connecting the source and the chamber;
• a gas pressure reducer disposed between the source and the chamber for regulating the pressure of gas entering the chamber;
• and
• a gas pressure relief element fluidly coupled with an interior of the collector.

A method of charging an inside of a blood vessel prosthesis with endothelial cells from fatty human or animal tissue comprising the steps of removing the tissue from a live body;

• providing a supply vessel, a collector and a cutter;
• placing the tissue into the supply vessel while maintaining the tissue in a sterile environment;
• assembling the supply vessel, the cutter and the collector into a comminuting mechanism ready for operation;
• closing the supply vessel, the collector and the cutter to maintain the tissue placed in the supply vessel sterile;
• applying pressure to the tissue in the supply vessel and activating the cutter to comminute the tissue and force the tissue from the supply vessel into the collector;
• and collecting comminuted tissue in the collector.

A method of cleansing a patient's blood having a malfunctioning liver comprising the steps of obtaining a live pig's liver tissue;

• providing a supply vessel, a collector and a cutter;
• placing the tissue into the supply vessel while maintaining the tissue in a sterile environment;
• assembling the supply vessel, the cutter and the collector into a comminuting mechanism ready for operation;
• closing the supply vessel, the collector and the cutter to maintain the tissue placed in the supply vessel sterile;
• applying pressure to the tissue in the supply vessel and activating the cutter to comminute the tissue and force the tissue from the supply vessel into the collector;
• and collecting comminuted tissue in the collector.