Method and apparatus for preparing a contoured biological tissue
First Claim
1. An assembly for providing a contoured biological tissue, the assembly comprising:
- a first plate configured to receive a biological tissue;
a second plate having a surface and being configured to apply a compressive force on the biological tissue disposed on the first plate;
wherein one or both of the first and second plates comprise a defined shape and a contoured area within the defined shape, the contoured area comprising at least first and second elevations and a continuous transition between the first and second elevations; and
one or more energy sources associated with one or both of the first and second plates, the one or more energy sources delivering energy when the the biological tissue is compressed between the first and second plates;
wherein the defined shape includes a peripheral edge region and a central region within the peripheral edge region, andwherein a first distance between the first and second plates along at least a portion of the peripheral edge region is greater than a second distance between the first and second plates along at least a portion of the central region.
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Abstract
An assembly and methods for providing a contoured biological tissue are described. The assembly comprises a first plate and a second plate. The first plate is configured to receive a biological tissue. The second plate is configured to apply a compressive force on the biological tissue that is disposed on the first plate. One or both of the first and second plates comprise a defined shape and a contoured area within the defined shape. The contoured area comprises at least first and second elevations and a continuous transition between the first and second transitions. One or more energy sources is associated with one or both of the first and second plates. The one or more energy sources delivers energy while the second plate applies the compressive force on the biological tissue disposed on the first plate.
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25 Claims
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1. An assembly for providing a contoured biological tissue, the assembly comprising:
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a first plate configured to receive a biological tissue; a second plate having a surface and being configured to apply a compressive force on the biological tissue disposed on the first plate; wherein one or both of the first and second plates comprise a defined shape and a contoured area within the defined shape, the contoured area comprising at least first and second elevations and a continuous transition between the first and second elevations; and one or more energy sources associated with one or both of the first and second plates, the one or more energy sources delivering energy when the the biological tissue is compressed between the first and second plates; wherein the defined shape includes a peripheral edge region and a central region within the peripheral edge region, and wherein a first distance between the first and second plates along at least a portion of the peripheral edge region is greater than a second distance between the first and second plates along at least a portion of the central region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for preparing a contoured biological tissue comprising:
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compressing a layer of biological tissue between first and second plates to reduce a thickness of at least a portion of the tissue; and delivering energy from an energy source to one or both of the first and second plates during the compressing; wherein the tissue following the compressing has at least two areas of different thicknesses and a continuous transition within a defined shape. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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