Device to be implanted in a subject's body to form an implant, and associated tissue mass and method
US11833028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device to be implanted in a subject's body to form an implant for replacing and/or increasing a volume of soft tissue, the device being of the type including a three-dimensional frame which defines an inner space in the frame. The frame is typically bio-absorbable and includes two side apertures forming a transverse passage for inserting a vascular pedicle. The device further has at least two bio-absorbable textile sheets that can be stacked on each other in the inner space of the frame.
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