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Abstract

A skin button comprising a cylindrical core component secured in the subcutaneous tissue of the living body as passing through the tissue, the core component has thorough holes which pass through the subcutaneous tissue and let skin penetrating components be inserted which pass into and out of the subcutaneous tissue, the core component has a tubular component made of fiber base material consisting of biocompatible fibers on the rim of the part of the core component which contacts the living tissue. The living tissue grows into the space among fibers of basic fiber materials of the tubular component to securely hold this skin button in the subcutaneous tissue as well as to ensure prevention of bacterial infection.

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