Tissue rejuvenation methods and tissue transfer devices suitable for implementation thereof

摘要

Tissue rejuvenation methods include identifying a cell harvest site on a patient, identifying a cell injection site on the patient, harvesting tissue regenerative cells from the cell harvest site, agitating the tissue regenerative cells and injecting the tissue regenerative cells into the cell injection site. Tissue transfer devices suitable for implementation of the tissue rejuvenation methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A tissue rejuvenation method, comprising:
identifying a cell harvest site on a patient; identifying a cell injection site on the patient; harvesting tissue regenerative cells from the cell harvest site by providing a tissue transfer device having a cannula and tissue separating members outwardly extendable from the cannula, inserting the cannula in the cell harvest site, separating portions of harvest site adipose tissue from each other by expanding or buckling the tissue separating members outwardly from the cannula in a curved or bowed configuration against the harvest site adipose tissue and drawing the tissue regenerative cells from the cell harvest site through the cannula, the tissue regenerative cells including at least one of the following: adipose-derived stromal cells, pericytes and stem cells from bone marrow; agitating the tissue regenerative cells; and injecting the tissue regenerative cells into the cell injection site.