Tissue approximation device and a method of using it

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/08 (2006.01) A61B 17/064 (2006.01) A61B 17/11 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/04 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2409331

A tissue approximation device and processes for using the device are provided. The device is an implantable, biodegradable construct (except for hernia repairs) that has attachment points emanating from a supportive backing. The device improves the mechanical phase of wound healing and evenly distributes tension over the contact area between the device and tissue. Processes for using the device include wound closure, vascular anastomoses, soft tissue attachment and soft tissue to bone attachment. Several variations are particularly applicable to facilitating tissue approximation in surgical cosmetic applications including, for example, orbital rim reconstruction and tissue suspension.

L'invention concerne un dispositif de rapprochement de tissus et des procédés d'utilisation du dispositif. Le dispositif est une structure implantable, biodégradable (excepté pour les réparations d'hernie) qui comporte des points de fixation fournis par un élément de support. Le dispositif permet d'améliorer la phase mécanique de cicatrisation et de répartir la tension sur la zone de contact entre le dispositif et le tissu. Des procédés d'utilisation du dispositif comprennent des éléments de fermeture de plaie, d'anastomose vasculaire et de fixation de tissu mou, ainsi que des éléments de fixation de tissu mou à l'os. Diverses variantes peuvent être appliquées notamment pour faciliter le rapprochement de tissus dans des applications de chirurgie cosmétique, par exemple dans la reconstruction du cadre orbitaire et la suspension de tissu.

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