Surgery – Instruments – External pressure applicator
Patent
1997-08-14
2000-01-11
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
External pressure applicator
A61B 1700
Patent
active
060130946
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to methods for treating scar tissue, wherein the scar tissue is covered with a masking element, and the masking element is pressed onto the scar tissue with an adjustable force by means of a pressure control unit and which is connected with inflatable or suction members in the masking element. The invention also relates to a device for treating scar tissue, consisting of a masking element which contacts the scar tissue, a supporting part which presses the masking element onto the tissue and means for adjusting the force with which the masking element is pressed onto the tissue. In another embodiment, the device is provided such that an active substance can be delivered in a controlled manner to the scar tissue through the inflatable or suction members in the masking element.
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Boeckx Willy Dennis
De Cubber Jan Prosper Dennis
Van Den Kerckhove Eric Andre Maria
Buiz Michael
K.U. Leuven Research and Development
Lewis William W.
Otto Bock Orthopaedische Industrie Besitz- Und Verwaltungskomman
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