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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Kenneth W. Krause, Sandown, NH (US);
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1635 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61M 5/3145 (2013.01); A61M 5/31596 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00969 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61M 2202/09 (2013.01); C12M 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for harvesting autologous tissue, mincing it into fragments that are visible and measurable when filtered, and delivering a portion of the tissue back into the patient without the need to directly touch the tissue. During the same surgical procedure, the tissue can be mixed with a biocompatible agent before introduction into the repair site.