Breast implant system
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
A breast implant system is provided comprising a plurality of chambers including one or more first fluid chambers (1) and one or more second fluid chambers (2). The first fluid chamber (1) forms part of a breast implant (10), whereas the second fluid chamber (2) may also form part of the breast implant or may be implanted remote from the breast implant. The first and second fluid chambers are interconnected so as to allow exchange of fluid between the first and second chambers, thereby causing the shape and, depending upon the specific embodiment, also the volume to change accordingly.
Claims121
A breast implant system having a size and shape adapted to either replace a natural breast that has been removed or increase the size of a natural breast, the breast implant system comprising:
- a plurality of chambers including at least one first fluid chamber and at least one second fluid chamber,
- said at least one first fluid chamber and said at least one second fluid chamber being adapted for implantation in a human body, with the at least one first fluid chamber having a flexible outer wall and forming part of one breast implant,
- said at least one first fluid chamber and said at least one second fluid chamber being interconnected when implanted, such that fluid can be exchanged from the at least one first fluid chamber to the at least one second fluid chamber and vice versa so as to change their respective fluid contents, and, thus, the shape of the breast implant after its implantation, wherein at least one of the at least one first and the at least one second fluid chambers is adapted to allow an increase in its volume and at least a second one of the at least one first and the at least one second fluid chambers is adapted to allow a decrease in its volume and wherein said fluid chambers only fill a part of the breast implant, whereas a major part of the breast implant is filled with a material which is not provided for fluid exchange, and
- a pump adapted to be implanted in the human body for pumping fluid between the at least one first fluid chamber and the at least one second fluid chamber.
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