Publication / Patent Number: 5607477
A soft tissue augmentation kit comprises a flexible implant and an insertion tool for the implant. The implant is formed of a biocompatible material that is permeable to red blood cells and includes a cavity. The cavity opens to the exterior and permits fibrous tissue ingrowth. The insertion tool carries the implant via the cavity for insertion into selected soft tissue. When the insertion tool is removed the implant is left in the selected tissue.
Type: Grant
Filed: January 27, 1995
Publication / Patent Date: March 4, 1997
Inventors: Robert Schindler, Corey Maas
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Publication / Patent Number: 5782913
A soft tissue augmentation kit comprises a flexible implant and an insertion tool for the implant. The implant is formed of a biocompatible material that is permeable to red blood cells and includes a cavity. The cavity opens to the exterior and permits fibrous tissue ingrowth. The insertion tool carries the implant via the cavity for insertion into selected soft tissue. When the insertion tool is removed the implant is left in the selected tissue.
Type: Grant
Filed: July 8, 1996
Publication / Patent Date: July 21, 1998
Inventors: Robert Schindler, Corey Maas
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Publication / Patent Number: 5889496
A system of antennas for conserving space and concealing the separate identity of the individual antennas. The antennas may be a radio antenna and a telecommunications antenna. The antennas may have a common base to eliminate separate wires and holes in the vehicle on which they are mounted. The antennas may be housed within the same casing to protect them from the elements and from other harm.
Type: Grant
Filed: April 1, 1997
Publication / Patent Date: March 30, 1999
Inventors: Corey Maas
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Publication / Patent Number: 5941910
A soft tissue augmentation kit comprises a flexible implant and an insertion tool for the implant. The implant is formed of a biocompatible material that is permeable to red blood cells and includes a cavity. The cavity opens to the exterior and permits fibrous tissue ingrowth. The insertion tool carries the implant via the cavity for insertion into selected soft tissue. When the insertion tool is removed the implant is left in the selected tissue.
Type: Grant
Filed: March 16, 1998
Publication / Patent Date: August 24, 1999
Inventors: Robert Schindler, Corey Maas
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Publication / Patent Number: 20050075666
A surgical device for suspending soft tissue in a procedure for elevation of the malar fat pad is constructed from a pair of shafts that are fused to the ends of two sutures, such that both sutures are fused at one end to a common shaft at the proximal end of the shaft, and at their other ends to a second common shaft at its proximal end. The distal ends of both shafts are free for insertion into incisions in the patient, and are blunt-tipped to avoid injuries to nerves or blood vessels. One of the sutures, termed the suspension suture, is threaded through an anchor graft, to engage and elevate the malar fat pad, the graft being preferably ring-shaped to allow ingrowth of soft tissue.
Type: Application
Filed: October 3, 2003
Publication / Patent Date: April 7, 2005
Inventors: Corey Maas, Sheldon Kabaker
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Publication / Patent Number: 20050192630
A surgical device for suspending soft tissue in a procedure for elevation of the malar fat pad is constructed from a pair of shafts that are fused to the ends of two sutures, such that both sutures are fused at one end to a common shaft at the proximal end of the shaft, and at their other ends to a second common shaft at its proximal end. The distal ends of both shafts are free for insertion into incisions in the patient, and are blunt-tipped to avoid injuries to nerves or blood vessels. In certain embodiments, one of the sutures, termed the suspension suture, is threaded through an anchor graft, to engage and elevate the malar fat pad, the anchor graft preferably being ring-shaped to allow ingrowth of soft tissue.
Type: Application
Filed: April 1, 2005
Publication / Patent Date: September 1, 2005
Inventors: Corey Maas, Sheldon Kabaker
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