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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Epiheart Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
EPIHEART OY, Helsinki, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/322 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/322 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3225 (2013.01);
Abstract
For improving the quality of grated tissue, a method is presented for mechanically disintegrating tissue () into micrografts, in which method a blade part (), which has a planar grater surface (), and the tissue placed in a tissue holder are made to move relative to each other, and where the tissue is guided against the grater surface (), characterised in that the tissue is guided against the grater surface () together with the tissue feeder piece so that the feeder piece () is disintegrated together with the tissue (). The application also includes independent claims concerning an apparatus for mechanically disintegrating tissue into micrografts, and a feeder piece.