Pixel array medical devices and methods

Abstract

Systems, instruments, and methods are described in which an apparatus comprises a housing including a scalpet device. The scalpet device includes a scalpet array that includes scalpets arranged in a pattern. The scalpets are deployable from the housing to generate incised skin pixels at a target site. The housing is positioned and the scalpet array is deployed into tissue at the target site. Incised skin pixels are generated when the target site is a donor site, and skin defects are generated when the target site is a recipient site. The incised skin pixels are harvested.

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         99 . A system, comprising:
 a housing including a scalpet device; and   the scalpet device comprising a scalpet array that includes a plurality of scalpets arranged in a pattern, wherein the plurality of scalpets is deployable from the housing to generate a plurality of incised skin pixels at a target site; and   a vacuum component configured to generate a low pressure zone adjacent the scalpet device.