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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187285 | Method and apparatus for processing dermal tissue A portable and disposable device is provided for processing harvested dermal tissue. The device includes a housing presenting a handle having a gripping surface and a cutting head attached to the handle. A cutting assembly is supported by the cutting head and includ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8002779 | Dermatome blade assembly A dermatome has a main body with a first profile and at least one blade assembly with a blade, a size, an orientation corresponding to the main body, and a second profile. The second profile has characteristics corresponding to the first profile to properly orient a... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7708746 | Method and apparatus for processing dermal tissue A portable and disposable device is provided for processing harvested dermal tissue. The device includes a housing presenting a handle having a gripping surface and a cutting head attached to the handle. A cutting assembly is supported by the cutting head and includ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7625384 | Method and apparatus for processing dermal tissue A portable and disposable device is provided for processing harvested dermal tissue. The device includes a housing presenting a handle having a gripping surface and a cutting head attached to the handle. A cutting assembly is supported by the cutting head and includ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7322985 | Surgical saw for cutting off cheek bones The surgical saw according to the present invention comprises an arm fixed by mounting the rear end portion thereof in a jaw of a handle; and a double saw blade part connected with the front end portion of the arm and having two saw blades arranged side by side in a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7217280 | Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures A suture anchor having a conical surface and a bore in which an end of an insertion tool is inserted. The insertion end of the insertion tool is made of material having elastic properties. The bore and base of the suture anchor are angled with respect to the central... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7160326 | Method and apparatus for implantation of soft tissue implant A method of securing a soft tissue implant to damaged tissue of a patient is provided. The method includes preparing a layer of extracellular matrices (ECM) for surgery. The method further includes stretching the layer on a frame and securing the layer to the frame.... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140115 | Shaving apparatus with wheel Provided are shavers that are particularly applicable to shaving a user's head, but that may be utilized for shaving any part of the body. More specifically, a shaver according to the present invention has one or more of the following elements: a wheel or other roll... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131982 | Dental scalpel An improved dental scalpel provides a convenient possibility to make accurate surgical operations into oral cavity with the extraordinary access to the different oral cavity areas. An improved dental scalpel includes a coupling device, a handle comprising an opening... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7051635 | Ball-lock insert assemblies The invention provides a ball-lock insert assembly adapted to be mounted axially in a mount opening formed in a holder plate having a desired thickness. The ball-lock insert assembly comprises an insert body having an axis and an elongated interior recess extending ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6939354 | Hair removal system for use prior to skin treatment An accessory device attachable to a hand piece producing a beam for removal of hair from the skin of a patient prior to skin treatment on a body part, such device including a strip of material disposed between the hand piece and the patient's skin to interfer with t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923823 | Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures A suture anchor having a conical surface and a bore in which an end of an insertion tool is inserted. The insertion end of the insertion tool is made of material having elastic properties. The bore and base of the suture anchor are angled with respect to the central... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6887250 | Multiple bladed surgical knife and method of use A multiple bladed surgical knife for removing donor strips of hair-laden scalp tissue from a donor for hair graft transplantation to a donor. The knife includes a plurality of blades which are spaced apart by a plurality of spacers. The blades may advantageously shi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824546 | Hair removal device with disc and vibration assemblies A device for removing unwanted hair, including a hair-plucking assembly, and a vibration assembly, a driving assembly, and a housing. The hair-plucking assembly includes two groups of disc assemblies that remove hair as they rotate. As the hair-plucking assembly rem... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6540756 | Portal acquisition tool A tool is provided for use in acquiring a treatment portal on the skin surface of a patient undergoing radiation therapy or the like. The portal acquisition tool includes a template portion having a cut-out pattern for marking the treatment portal on the ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530931 | Non-contaminant rechargeable, powered and manual dermatome Mechanically actuated dermatome comprising a cutting blade, a hollow handle substantially perpendicular to the plane of the cutting blade and a motor housed in the hollow handle with its shaft substantially perpendicular to the plane of the cutting blade.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520970 | Attachment for an apparatus for plucking hairs from human skin An attachment for an appliance for the epilation of the human skin, the appliance being provided with a housing to accommodate a motor for driving at least one clamping device rotary about a first axle for purposes of epilation, the attachment being provi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6479232 | Human xenografts for microbicide testing and anatomical modeling A method for screening candidate antimicrobial compounds is described that utilizes a human vaginal xenograft engrafted in a non-human host. The method may be performed by using pathogen inoculated human vaginal xenografts in order to screen a wide range ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6455246 | Human xenografts for microbicide testing and anatomical modeling A method for screening candidate antimicrobial compounds is described that utilizes a human vaginal xenograft engrafted in a non-human host. The method may be performed by using pathogen inoculated human vaginal xenografts in order to screen a wide range ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6440143 | Hand-held device for preparation of a skin graft by tangential excision of layers of tissue Hand-held appliance for preparation of an excised skin graft, that is placed upon a plane surface, by tangential excision of tissue below the epidermis to produce a trimmed skin graft of desired remaining tissue layers and thickness with a blade that is h... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436633 | Human xenografts for microbicide testing and anatomical modeling A method for screening candidate antimicrobial compounds is described that utilizes a human vaginal xenograft engrafted in a non-human host. The method may be performed by using pathogen inoculated human vaginal xenografts in order to screen a wide range ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6270518 | Wedge shaped suture anchor and method of implantation A suture anchor is described which in one form may be easily fabricated from extruded material by angular cuts and bore holes which provide an offset pulling force to the suture. In an alternate and preferred embodiment the suture anchor is injection mold... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6264666 | Water jet for dermatological treatment A system for the removal of epidermal and dermal skin through the use of a pressurized stream of water. The surgeon chooses the pressure of the water to obtain the desired abrasive affect. In one embodiment of the invention, a benign abrasive is added to ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6248114 | Method for forming skin grafts A method for forming skin grafts by cutting skin present on a porous carrier, using a cutting device. The carrier has a first side on which skin can be placed and a second side remote from the skin an present in a holder. The skin is placed on a first sid... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6139554 | Multipurpose tissue resurfacing handpiece A multipurpose handpiece for use with an abrasive material delivery system is disclosed wherein the handpiece includes channels for delivery and removal of an abrasive material applied to a patient's skin. The invention includes a multi-port applicator fo... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6123713 | Hair removal device with vibrating assembly A device for removing unwanted hair, including a hair-plucking assembly and a vibrating assembly adjacent the hair-plucking assembly, wherein the device removes hair by uprooting it while vibrating the skin to minimize discomfort.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6080166 | Direct linear drive dermatome A dermatome for improved cutting of tissue comprises: a blade assembly, including a blade and a blade carrier; a rotational drive assembly; and a housing which engages the blade assembly to constrain the movement of any point on the blade assembly to bidi... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6063094 | Adjustable skin mesher device and a system for using the same The present invention generally relates to a skin graft preparation device, or mesher. This device is designed to incise and "mesh" a piece of skin, usually prior to grafting to allow it to expand and cover an area larger than its donor site area. More sp... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5997550 | Method of increasing available hair grafts Grafts containing intact hair follicles are transected into smaller grafts containing transected follicles. Each smaller graft is then implanted individually into incisions within a recipient area.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5984936 | Impulsive cutter and process for hair graft preparation A device and method for producing a large number of micrografts of hair-bearing tissue in a reduced time are provided. The micrografts so produced are suitable for surgical transplantation and are seen to be both consistent in size and fertile with respec... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5873888 | Surgical instrument for the transplantation of self-grown hair A hair transplant mechanism in which a cartridge holding numerous hair micrografts feeds a plunger mechanism. The plunger mechanism presses individual hair micrografts through a barrel to be deposited into an incision formed by a scalpel. The mechanism, u... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5873881 | Linear drive dermatome The dermatome includes a blade assembly comprising a metal blade with fixedly attached thermoplastic carrier. The assembly is releasably mounted to the dermatome housing. A linear drive mechanism-that includes guide members and spring biasing of the blade... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5797937 | Ophthalmologic knife An ophthalmologic knife includes a handle, and a blade having a base portion fixed to the tip of the handle and an incision-forming portion integrally formed with the base portion. The entire portion of the blade or at least part of the incision-forming p... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5782851 | Hair transplantation system A system for transplanting hair grafts from a donor region of a patient's scalp to a recipient region of the patient's scalp. The system includes harvesting N (Nࣙ1) strips of skin containing living hair follicles from the donor region of the patient's s... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782863 | Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures A substantially conical suture anchor having a bore in which an end of an insertion tool is inserted. The inserted end of the insertion tool is made of shape retaining material. The bore and base of the suture anchor are angled with respect to the central... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5662661 | Instrument for cutting calibrated hair grafts The invention relates to a device for surgical cutting of strips of scalp into multiple calibrated hair grafts, of identical small size. The device has a blade holder designed to allow vertical positioning of multiple parallel and equidistant blades, so t... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5639654 | Process for creating a skin substitute and the resulting skin substitute The invention concerns a process for obtaining a skin substitute and the skin substitute itself. According to this process, a dermis substitute is prepared by mixing contractile cells, a nutritive medium, and collagen, in order to form a contracting gel; ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5584851 | Hair transplant instrument and method for transplanting hair grafts An instrument for transplanting a plurality of hair grafts into respective pre-formed holes in the skin of a patient, includes an elongate hollow tube having first and second ends, and an open channel extending along a length of the tube, the tube being a... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584841 | Instrument for implanting hair grafts A method of and instrument for use in micrograft implantation of hair grafts which typically include only one or at most a few hair follicles. A scalp incision is made with the tip of a microsurgical blade. A follicle end of a hair graft is grabbed with a... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5540718 | Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures A substantially conical suture anchor having a bore in which an end of an insertion tool is inserted. The inserted end of the insertion tool is made of shape retaining material. The bore and base of the suture anchor are angled with respect to the central... | 07/30/1996 |
