Falguni A Asrani
Medical Practice in Jersey City, NJ
License number
New Jersey 25MA09623900
Issued Date
Jan 14, 2015
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 2017
Category
Medical Examiners
Type
Medical Doctor
Address
Address
Jersey City, NJ
Professional information
Method And Apparatus For Grafting Of Skin Tissue
US Patent:
2011026, Oct 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep 24, 2009
Appl. No.:
13/120799
Inventors:
Falguni Asrani - Jersey City NJ, US
William Farinelli - Denvers MA, US
Ajay Shah - Cambridge MA, US
Vincent Liu - Cambridge MA, US
Richard R. Anderson - Boston MA, US
William Farinelli - Denvers MA, US
Ajay Shah - Cambridge MA, US
Vincent Liu - Cambridge MA, US
Richard R. Anderson - Boston MA, US
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61B 17/50
US Classification:
606132
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for affecting an appearance of skin by harvesting small portions of tissue from a donor (first) site and applying them at a recipient (second) site. A plurality of micrografts can be formed from a piece of graft tissue and attached to a dressing material. The dressing material can then be expanded to increase a separation distance between the micrografts, and the dressing material having spaced-apart micrografts attached thereto can be applied to a prepared recipient site. An apparatus can be provided that expands the dressing material using a pressurized fluid. A further method can include providing a suspension of small portions of graft tissue in a solution. The solution can be injected into blisters formed at a recipient (second) site and the tissue portions allowed to attach and proliferate. A method and apparatus can also be provided for forming corresponding blisters at a donor site and at a recipient site. The raised (removed) portions of the blisters can be removed and attached to a dressing material, and the portions from the donor (first) site can be placed onto the exposed blister areas at the recipient site.