SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BONDING LIVING TISSUE
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1. A system for bonding living tissue comprising:
- first tissue displacer functionality operative initially to cause displacement of edges of tissue into a mutual touching relationship along a seam prior to bonding thereof; and
second tissue displacer functionality operative following operation of said first tissue displacer functionality to cause displacement of said edges into a mutual non-touching relationship wherein said edges are in mutual propinquity.
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Abstract
A system for bonding living tissue including first tissue displacer functionality operative initially to cause displacement of edges of tissue into a mutual touching relationship along a seam prior to bonding thereof and second tissue displacer functionality operative following operation of the first tissue displacer functionality to cause displacement of the edges into a mutual non-touching relationship wherein the edges are in mutual propinquity.
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1. A system for bonding living tissue comprising:
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first tissue displacer functionality operative initially to cause displacement of edges of tissue into a mutual touching relationship along a seam prior to bonding thereof; and second tissue displacer functionality operative following operation of said first tissue displacer functionality to cause displacement of said edges into a mutual non-touching relationship wherein said edges are in mutual propinquity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for bonding living tissue comprising:
tissue bonding functionality operative to apply energy to edges of tissue and to cause displacement of said edges of said tissue into mutual touching relationship along a seam for bonding thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for bonding living tissue comprising:
tissue bonding functionality operative to apply energy to edges of tissue for bonding thereof along a seam and including a computer-controlled energy impingement location displacer for displacement of an impingement location of said energy along said seam. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A tissue displacer assembly comprising:
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at least first and second tissue engagement elements arranged for removable engagement with tissue adjacent opposite facing edges thereof; and at least first and second linearly displaceable elements operatively engageable with said first and second tissue engagement elements for providing relative displacement of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements, wherein operative engagement of said at least first and second linearly displaceable elements with said at least first and second tissue engagement elements includes at least the following modes of operation; a first closing mode of operation wherein generally parallel displacement of said first and second linearly displaceable elements towards each other produces generally non-parallel displacement of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements towards each other; a second opening mode of operation wherein generally parallel displacement of said first and second linearly displaceable elements away from each other produces generally parallel displacement of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements away from each other; and a third closing mode of operation wherein linear displacement of said first and second linearly displaceable elements towards each other produces generally parallel displacement of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements towards each other. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A tissue manipulation assembly comprising:
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a chassis; a plurality of individually controllable motors; a plurality of arms each at least partially positioned by one of said plurality of motors; and a tissue engagement head mounted onto each of said plurality of arms, said tissue manipulation assembly having at least the following modes of operation; a first closing mode of operation wherein generally non-parallel displacement of said first and second tissue engagement heads towards each other takes place; and a second closing mode of operation wherein linear displacement of said first and second tissue engagement heads towards each other produces generally parallel displacement of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements towards each other. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A tissue displacer assembly comprising:
at least first and second tissue engagement elements arranged for removable engagement with tissue adjacent opposite facing edges thereof and relative displacement thereof, thereby to bring said opposite facing edges into mutual propinquity, at least one of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements being transparent to radiant energy at least at a region thereof overlying said opposite facing edges. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A tissue displacer assembly comprising:
at least first and second tissue engagement elements arranged for removable engagement with tissue adjacent opposite facing edges thereof for providing relative displacement of said opposite facing edges into and out of mutual propinquity. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A tissue displacer assembly comprising:
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at least first and second tissue engagement elements arranged for removable engagement with tissue adjacent opposite facing edges thereof and relative displacement thereof, thereby to bring said edges into desired mutual propinquity; and a bonding enhancement material dispenser mounted with respect to at least one of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements for dispensing tissue bonding enhancement material onto said edges when in said desired mutual propinquity. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. (canceled)
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58. A tissue displacer assembly comprising:
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at least first and second tissue engagement elements arranged for removable engagement with tissue adjacent opposite facing edges thereof; at least first and second displaceable elements operatively engageable with said first and second tissue engagement elements for providing relative displacement of said at least first and second tissue engagement elements into and out of propinquity, such that said opposite facing edges of said tissue are mutually displaced into and out of touching engagement; and at least one retainer operative, independently of the first and second displaceable elements, for retaining said at least first and second tissue engagement elements in propinquity, such that said opposite facing edges of said tissue are in touching engagement; said at least one retainer comprising a bandage assembly comprising; a pair of side bandage portions, each having an adhesive surface for attachment to a patient'"'"'s body and a release layer; a plurality of conduits, fixed to each bandage portion; and a plurality of elongate elements each extending through a corresponding one of the plurality of conduits, one end of each of the elongate elements extending through conduits on each side bandage portion being connected to a common pull-tab and an opposite end of each of the elongate elements extending through conduits on each side bandage portion being fixed to an opposite side bandage portion.
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