Intraoperative or interoperative longitudinal tissue expander

Details Intraoperative or interoperative longitudinal tissue expander Intraoperative or interoperative longitudinal tissue expander

1990-10-12

1991-07-23

Green, Randall L.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Breast prosthesis

Implantable

128899, 623 11, 606191, A61F 212

Patent

active

050334816

ABSTRACT:
An improved inflatable longitudinal expander used in reconstructive surgery for lengthening soft tissue. A retaining disk, a central portion of which is affixed to the top of an inflatable expansion chamber, wraps around and securely holds the soft tissue to be expanded. The retaining disk is fastened in place with a single suture. Once the soft tissue is safely enclosed within the envelope formed by the retaining disk, the tissue expander is inflated with saline solution injected through a self-sealing injection port causing the inflatable expansion chamber to expand and the soft tissue to be stretched and lengthened. The expander, which may be used intraoperatively or implanted for interoperative use, is particularly adapted for either short or long-term stretching of tubular or linear tissues such as blood vessels, fallopian tubes or nerves.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4863469 (1989-09-01), Van Beek et al.
patent: 4899764 (1990-02-01), Gauger et al.
patent: 4950292 (1990-08-01), Audretsch

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Intraoperative or interoperative longitudinal tissue expander does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Intraoperative or interoperative longitudinal tissue expander, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Intraoperative or interoperative longitudinal tissue expander will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-426437