Method and apparatus for increasing adipose vascular fraction
First Claim
1. A device that when a vascular rich fat layer has passed through a container containing a material including said vascular rich fat layer and a vascular poor fat layer comprising:
- a) a means for applying pressure on said material in said container;
b) a detection chamber that contains said material urged out of said container;
c) a light source positioned at one side of said detection chamber outputting light of a selected wavelength;
said detection chamber being translucent or transparent to said selected wavelength;
d) a photodetector positioned which detects said light;
e) control electronics connected to said photodetector; and
an indicator connected to said electronics;
said vascular rich fat having a pure orange color, absorbing light at 590 nm and containing oxygenated hemoglobin, which absorbs more infrared light than red light, and deoxygenated hemoglobin, which absorbs more red light than infrared light;
said vascular poor fat having a pure yellow color and absorbing light at 570 nm.
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Abstract
A method and device for processing mammalian adipose tissue such that the vascular rich fraction is separated from the vascular poor fraction, Mammalian adipose tissue in the form of morselated surgical biopsies and/or lipoaspirate from liposuction is placed within a novel syringe attached to a detection device measuring either color, light saturation, infra-red light, heme, iron or oxygen saturation. This process involves no label and minimal manipulation and handling of the tissue. This process and device may also be used intra-operatively under sterile conditions for immediate use within the same individual receiving liposuction or surgery.
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1. A device that when a vascular rich fat layer has passed through a container containing a material including said vascular rich fat layer and a vascular poor fat layer comprising:
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a) a means for applying pressure on said material in said container; b) a detection chamber that contains said material urged out of said container; c) a light source positioned at one side of said detection chamber outputting light of a selected wavelength;
said detection chamber being translucent or transparent to said selected wavelength;d) a photodetector positioned which detects said light; e) control electronics connected to said photodetector; and an indicator connected to said electronics; said vascular rich fat having a pure orange color, absorbing light at 590 nm and containing oxygenated hemoglobin, which absorbs more infrared light than red light, and deoxygenated hemoglobin, which absorbs more red light than infrared light; said vascular poor fat having a pure yellow color and absorbing light at 570 nm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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7. A device as claimed in claim in which said selected wavelength is in a range of 500 to 700 nm.
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