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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Schindler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Corey Maas, Sausalito, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ; 623 10 ;
Abstract
A soft tissue augmentation kit comprises a flexible implant and an insertion tool for the implant. The implant is formed of a biocompatible material that is permeable to red blood cells and includes a cavity. The cavity opens to the exterior and permits fibrous tissue ingrowth. The insertion tool carries the implant via the cavity for insertion into selected soft tissue. When the insertion tool is removed the implant is left in the selected tissue.