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Tissue expander inflating due to osmotic driving forces of a shaped body of hydrogel and an aqueous solution
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-06-12
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Granted: 1996-03-05
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Expires: 2013-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A self-inflating tissue expander (1) serves to create cavities for the insertion of implants or to provide tissue for a self transplantation. The tissue expander itself is implanted into the tissue, where it absorbs body fluid, especially water from the surrounding tissue due to an osmotic driving force. The tissue expander (1) has a shaped body (5) made from hydrogel (2).
Inventors
- 👤 K. Gu/ nter Wiese
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/14; A61L31/145; A61B; A61B90/00; A61B90/02; A61L31/04; A61L31/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A tissue expander for creating cavities for the insertion of implants or to provide tissue for a self transplantation comprising a hydrogel having a shaped body with a surface, said surface acting as a membrane disposed therearound, said hydrogel being capable of inflating due to an osmotic driving force of said hydrogel, a second selectively permeable membrane disposed around said first mentioned membrane and defining a space therebetween, and an aqueous solution disposed in said space between said membranes and generating an osmotic driving force for inflating the tissue expander.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A tissue expander for creating cavities for the insertion of implants or to provide tissue for a self transplantation comprising a hydrogel having a shaped body with a surface, said surface acting as a membrane disposed therearound, said hydrogel being capable of inflating due to an osmotic driving force of said hydrogel, a second selectively permeable membrane disposed around said first mentioned membrane and defining a space therebetween, and an aqueous solution disposed in said space between said membranes and generating an osmotic driving force for inflating the tissue expander.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A tissue expander as defined in claim 1, wherein said hydrogel is an ionic hydrogel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A tissue expander as defined in claim 1, wherein said hydrogel is a saponified non-ionic hydrogel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tissue expander as defined in claim 1, wherein said hydrogel is non-ionic and is a polymer on the basis of methylmethacrylate (MMA).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tissue expander as defined in claim 1, in which said aqueous solution has a molarity of approximately 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tissue expander as defined in claim 1, in which sodium chloride, another physiologically tolerated salt, or a macromolecule with polyelectrolytic properties is dissolved in said solution.
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