Method and Apparatus for Retention of Adipose Tissue

摘要

A tissue retention system to assist in maintaining adipose tissue on a patient in a displaced position during a medical procedure to provide access to a body region of the patient includes a flexible anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width. The anchor pad may include a pad body with an adhesive surface thereon, the adhesive being configured to selectively adhere to a patient's skin. The anchor pad also may include an opposing first attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface. The tissue retention system also may include a flexible tension member having a second attachment surface.

主权项

1. A method of maintaining an abdominal pannus in a position that permits access to a body portion of a patient for a medical procedure, the method comprising:
removing a backing material from a first portion of a tissue retention apparatus to expose an adhesive surface of the first portion; adhesively adhering directly to the abdominal pannus the first portion of the tissue retention apparatus so that a first portion width extends relatively perpendicular to a direction that the abdominal pannus is to be displaced and so that a first portion length extends in a direction toward a head of the patient, the first portion width being between 25% to 350% greater than the length and a surface area of the first portion being at least 20 square inches, the first portion of the tissue retention apparatus being configured to selectively adhere to the patient's skin and configured to detach from the patient's skin without substantially damaging the patient's skin; adhesively adhering a second portion of the tissue retention apparatus at a location spaced apart from the abdominal pannus in a direction toward the patient's head; displacing pannus tissue from a natural position to a displaced position with the first portion adhered thereto; and attaching a third portion of the tissue retention apparatus extending from one of the first and second portions to the other of the first and second portions in a manner that maintains the pannus tissue in the displaced position.