Flap development device and method of progressively increasing s

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1978-07-20

1980-08-19

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

3 1, 3 12, A61B 1900

Patent

active

042178894

ABSTRACT:
An expansion device for temporary implantation beneath the skin and subcutaneous layer, there to be enlarged whereby to increase the surface area of tissue which overlays it, to provide a flap for use in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The device comprises an envelope with a substantially non-extensible base and a cover. Together the base and cover form an envelope. The cover is flexible, and when empty it is slack. The volume of the envelope is adjustably variable as a function of the amount of fluid it contains. Means is provided for admitting fluid to the envelope without puncturing the base or the cover.

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"The Expansion of an Area of Skin by Progressive Distension of a Subcutaneous Balloon," by Charle G. Neumann, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 19, No. 1, Feb. 1957, pp. 124-130.

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