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Methods and devices for skin tightening

US10251792B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2018
Grant dateApr 9, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/0028
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and devices for skin tightening after incising or excising tissue portions from a subject. Exemplary methods and devices include tunable dressings having an adhesive layer and a regulatable layer or an un-stretched layer that responds to one or more external stimuli to contract or expand the dressing, where the contraction or expansion can be uniform or non-uniform.

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