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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:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roger K. Khouri, Key Biscayne, FL (US);
Assignee:
Brava, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ; A61H 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ; A61H 7/00 ;
Abstract
A soft tissue expander comprises a frame comprised of inflatable members having in several embodiments a peripheral restrictor to force the frame to expand in only two dimensions. Various embodiments include frames arranged to be comprised of different polygonal shapes, frame members having internal mechanical restrictors, frames comprised of fusiform or cellular construction, and frames contained within two membranes that may also be filled with fluid.