Necklift procedure and instruments for performing same

Details Necklift procedure and instruments for performing same Necklift procedure and instruments for performing same

2006-12-04

2010-06-22

Ho, (Jackie) Tan-Uyen T. (Department: 3773)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture retaining means

Reexamination Certificate

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07740647

ABSTRACT:
Provided herein is a method of performing surgery and the associated instruments therefor. The method includes the steps of placing a tape template onto a portion of a patient's skin, marking a plurality of access sites, making an opening to form a mid-line access site, performing liposuction, forming a plurality of openings in the skin at the access sites, inserting a skin port into each of the openings, inserting a skin port into the mid-line access site, providing a threading device having a suture tied thereto, inserting the threading device and suture through at least one skin port to form a suture matrix under the skin, pulling the ends of the suture through the skin port in the mid-line access site, tying the ends of the suture into a knot, pushing the knot through the skin port in the mid-line access site and under the skin, and removing the skin ports from the openings at the access sites.

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Declaration under 37 CFR 1.56 of Gregory Mueller describing a procedure that was used more than one year prior to the filing date of the referenced application. The Examiner is invited to contact applicant's attorney should he/ she have any questions regarding the declaration.
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