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US 10,893,935 B2Granted
Reducing breast implant weight using chemically produced foam filling
AssigneeBiosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
InventorsAssaf Govari, Yehuda Algawi, Ilya Sitnitsky
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a breast implant including producing an elastic filler material including foam, by mixing a carbonate with a hydrolyzed silicone. A flexible shell, configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, is filled with the elastic filler material.
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A method for manufacturing a breast implant, the method comprising:
- producing an elastic filler material comprising foam, by mixing a carbonate with a hydrolyzed silicone;
- homogenizing the foam by spinning the foam during or after mixing the hydrolyzed silicone and the carbonate;
- and
- filling a flexible shell, configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, with the elastic filler material.
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A breast implant, comprising:
- an elastic filler material comprising a homogeneous foam of silicone gel mixed with carbon dioxide bubbles;
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- a flexible shell, which contains the elastic filler material and is configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject.
A method for manufacturing a breast implant, the method comprising:
- producing an elastic filler material comprising foam, by mixing a carbonate with a hydrolyzed silicone;
- producing the foam of silicone gel mixed with carbon dioxide bubbles;
- and
- filling a flexible shell, configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, with the elastic filler material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.