Method using human tissue
OwnerPeter M. Bonuttiinventor
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Abstract
A tissue press for shaping or compressing a piece of tissue comprises first and second members movable relative to each other. Tissue removed from a human body is placed in the press. The press is operated to apply pressure against the human tissue. The human tissue is maintained in a viable living condition during operation of the press. Means are preferably provided for monitoring and controlling the amount of pressure applied to the piece of tissue, in order to maintain the tissue in a viable living condition. Means may also be provided for draining off fluid from compressed tissue, so that the tissue can be implanted in a compressed state and imbibe fluid from the host site. A retainer, which may be expandable, can be used to maintain the tissue graft in a compressed condition.
Claims41
A method of using human tissue, said method comprising the steps of removing tissue from a human body, placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press, operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue in the press, thereafter, removing the human tissue from the press and, inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body, the tissue removed from a human body being maintained in a viable living condition during performance of said steps of operating the press and inserting the tissue into a human body.
A method of using human tissue, said method comprising the steps of removing tissue from a human body;
- said step of removing tissue from a human body includes removing skin tissue from the human body;
- placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press;
- said step of placing the tissue removed from a human body in a press includes placing the skin tissue and a retaining mesh on a support surface of said press;
- operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue in the press;
- said step of operating the press includes pressing the skin tissue and retaining mesh together;
- thereafter, removing the human tissue from the press, and inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body.
A method of using human tissue, said method comprising the steps of removing tissue from a human body;
- said step of removing tissue from a human body includes removing tissue from a plurality of locations in the human body;
- placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press;
- said step of placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press including the step of placing a plurality of pieces of tissue removed from a plurality of locations in a human body in the press;
- operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue in the press;
- said step of operating the press including interconnecting the plurality of pieces of tissue by applying pressure against the plurality of pieces of tissue;
- thereafter, removing the human tissue from the press, and inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body.
A method of using human tissue, said method comprising the steps of removing tissue from a human body, placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press, operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue in the press, thereafter, removing the human tissue from the press, enclosing the human tissue with a retainer, and inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body, said step of inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body includes inserting the human tissue into the human body with the human tissue at least partially enclosed by the retainer.
A method as set forth in claim 219 wherein the human tissue has a first volume when the human tissue is placed in the press and has a volume equal to the first volume when the human tissue is removed from the press.
A method of using human tissue, said method comprising the steps of removing tissue from a human body, placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press, operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue in the press, thereafter, at least partially enclosing the human tissue with a retainer after having performed said step of operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue, removing the human tissue from the press, and inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body.
A method of using human tissue, said method comprising the steps of removing tissue from a human body, placing the tissue removed from the human body in a press, operating the press to apply pressure against the human tissue in the press, shaping the human tissue in the press to a predetermined configuration under the influence of the pressure applied against the human tissue by the press during operation of the press, thereafter, removing the human tissue from the press after the human tissue has been shaped to the predetermined configuration in the press by the pressure applied against the human tissue by the press, and inserting the human tissue removed from the press into a human body while the human tissue has the predetermined configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.