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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Black Tie Medical Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mary L. Pilkington, San Diego, CA (US);
Mariano C. Riego de Dios, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Black Tie Medical Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/077 (2010.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0653 (2013.01); A61M 1/00 (2013.01); C12M 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fat sizing device includes a first filter element and a second filter element. The first filter element has an exterior formed from a ceramic such as titanium nitride. The second filter element is positioned in series with the first filter element and has an exterior formed from an organic polymer such as a parylene. The first filter element has a first mesh size and the second filter element has a second mesh size different than the first mesh size and may be less than the first mesh size.