Skin grafting devices and methods

摘要

The present invention provides skin grafting and devices that comprise a systematic approach to the process of skin grafting, i.e., harvesting, post-excision processing and application of donor skin and pre and post-graft treatment of the recipient site.

主权项

1. A skin-harvesting device, comprising:
a base defining a base window adapted to be pressed during use against skin to allow the skin to protrude therethrough and to see the skin prior and during incision; a cover housing a cutting blade, motor connected to the cutting blade, and a power source connected to the motor, the cover being adapted to translate along the base; the cover defining a skin-graft retrieval area adjacent the cutting blade, which during use supports skin severed by the cutting blade and provides access to the severed skin; an adjustable depth plate positioned forward of the cutting blade and housed within the cover; a skin-depth wheel or a skin-depth slider positioned on the cover adjacent the skin-graft retrieval area adapted to provide during use manual control of the adjustable depth plate by a user; and a switch positioned on the top of the cover for activation and de-activation of the motor.