Patent ID: 6626865
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for indicating a periphery line of a patch of skin of elongated shape of a mammal and removing said patch of skin, which comprises applying onto the skin an adhesive mask of a sheet material, which is flexible to permit tight adherence to the skin, said mask comprising a main opening with a borderline with the shape of the patch of skin intended to be removed, said mask having an adhesive surface which when applied against the skin makes the mask adhere to the skin, and fitting into the main opening of the mask a cutting punch with a cutting edge with the shape of said periphery line and with a tight fit to said opening, so that the cutting punch is mechanically guided and directed by the mask, and applying a force onto the cutting punch for cutting through dermis, and removing the patch of skin from the mammal.