Patent ID: 9744274
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A method for collecting fat tissue samples in tissue collection syringes mounted in an in-line fat sampling device connected to a hand-held power-assisted tissue aspiration instrument, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an in-line fat tissue sampling device including (b) aspirating fat tissue from a patient using said hand-held power-assisted tissue aspiration instrument, and collecting fat tissue samples in one or more of said tissue collection syringes; (c) after tissue aspiration operations, removing said removable lid from said collection chamber; (d) withdrawing said plurality of tissue collection syringes supported on said suction plate; (e) removing one said tissue collection syringe from said suction plate, which is filled with aspirated fat tissue; (f) configuring a syringe hole occluder onto said tissue collection syringe removed in step (e); (f) rotating said syringe hole occluder so as to occlude said holes formed in the walls of said tissue collection syringe; (g) inserting a plunger into said tissue collection syringe; (h) removing said cap from the end tip opening of said tissue collection syringe; and (i) pushing said plunger and expressing the fat sample out of the end tip opening of said tissue collection syringe.