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Process and instrument for stretching tissue of skin

  • US 8,092,491 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2007
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An instrument for stretching tissue, comprising:

  • opposing skin anchoring devices, each skin anchoring device having a series of first skin anchoring structures and a series of second skin anchoring structures;

    a rod connecting the opposing skin anchoring devices;

    an adjustment cam connected to each first skin anchoring structure and each second skin anchoring structure;

    an adjustment drive coupled to the adjustment cams; and

    wherein the adjustment drive moves the adjustment cams to cause a skin stretching force at the series of first skin anchoring structures and a skin reperfusion force at the series of second skin anchoring structures.

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