Patent ID: 9107896
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61K,A61P,C12N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for directly harvesting a dermal micro-organ from a subject comprising: (a) a support configuration to support a skin-related tissue structure of a subject from which said dermal micro-organ is to be harvested; and (b) a cutting tool able to directly cut said dermal micro-organ from said skin-related tissue structure; wherein said support configuration comprises a vacuum chamber comprising an inner support surface able to maintain said skin-related tissue structure in a desired shape and position within said vacuum chamber when a vacuum condition is applied to said vacuum chamber, in order to enable the cutting tool to cut said dermal micro-organ directly from said skin-related tissue structure; wherein the support configuration comprises a guiding channel through which the cutting tool may be inserted, and which forms a trajectory for the cutting tool that enables the cutting tool to directly harvest said dermal micro-organ; and wherein said harvested dermal micro-organ is an explant of living tissue consisting essentially of a plurality of dermal components located below the epidermis and lacking a complete epidermal layer.