Patent ID: 8881732
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of maintaining adipose tissue on a patient in a displaced position during a medical procedure to provide access to a body portion of the patient with a tissue retention system, the method comprising: adhesively adhering directly to a patient's skin adjacent the adipose tissue an adhesive surface of an anchor pad, the anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width, the anchor pad having an opposing first selective attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface, the first selective attachment surface including a hook portion of a hook and loop fastener; attaching a first portion of a tension member having a second selective attachment surface to the first selective attachment surface of the anchor pad, the second selective attachment surface including a loop portion of the hook and loop fastener; displacing adipose tissue from a natural position to a displaced position; and maintaining the adipose tissue in the displaced position with the tension member.