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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Innovative Therapies, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
David Tumey, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Sandra Berriman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
DermaGenesis LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/60 (2006.01); A61K 35/36 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/105 (2013.01); A61L 27/227 (2013.01); A61L 27/362 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01); A61L 27/3691 (2013.01); A61L 27/60 (2013.01); B29C 67/0055 (2013.01); B29C 67/0088 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); C12N 5/0625 (2013.01); C12N 5/0698 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2240/002 (2013.01); A61K 35/36 (2013.01); A61L 2300/412 (2013.01); A61L 2300/64 (2013.01); A61L 2430/34 (2013.01); C12N 2513/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the production of substitute skin that advantageously reduces the amount of donor dermal cells needed from non-wound areas of a patient having a wound to be auto-grafted is reduced by using all of the harvested skin cells. A 3D printer is used to construct a wound graft product from the harvested skin cells without wasting any of the harvested skin cells. In a case of an irregularly shaped wound, wastage of harvested skin associated with trimming is avoided.