Patent 9681941 was granted and assigned to MicroAire Surgical Instruments on June, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods and devices are disclosed for breast reconstruction surgery. An implantable fixation device is attached to pectoralis muscle tissue and a tissue graft that forms a sling for supporting a tissue expander or permanent breast implant. The implantable fixation device provides flap stabilization of overlying skin and reduces breast reconstruction complications such as seroma formation.