Patent ID: 9615922
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An assembly for providing a contoured biological tissue, the assembly comprising: a first plate configured to receive a biological tissue; a second plate having a surface and being configured to apply a compressive force on the biological tissue disposed on the first plate; wherein one or both of the first and second plates comprise a defined shape and a contoured area within the defined shape, the contoured area comprising at least first and second elevations and a continuous transition between the first and second elevations; and one or more energy sources associated with one or both of the first and second plates, the one or more energy sources delivering energy when the the biological tissue is compressed between the first and second plates; wherein the defined shape includes a peripheral edge region and a central region within the peripheral edge region, and wherein a first distance between the first and second plates along at least a portion of the peripheral edge region is greater than a second distance between the first and second plates along at least a portion of the central region.