Nipple implant system
AssigneeNipple Implant System, LLC
InventorsEric J. Catalano, Maddie A. Singer
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Abstract
A nipple implant system wherein a nipple prosthetic device is attached to a microdermal anchor without the need for invasive surgery. The microdermal anchor is inserted through a hole punched at a selected locus. The nipple prosthetic device is configured for attachment to the microdermal anchor. An areola may be tattooed around the locus or the nipple prosthetic device may include a skirt simulating an areola to make the construction complete.
Claims12
A nipple implant system comprising a microdermal anchor and a nipple prosthetic device, said microdermal anchor having a flat base plate and a threaded stem, said flat base plate adapted to be embedded in the skin of a user with said threaded stem adapted to extend through a pierced hole in the user's skin,
- said nipple prosthetic device formed of silicone with a substantially rounded apex portion and a substantially concave base, said concave base having means for attachment of the nipple prosthetic device to the stem of the microdermal anchor.
A nipple implant system comprising a microdermal anchor and a nipple prosthetic device, said nipple prosthetic device formed of silicone with a substantially rounded apex portion and a base with an attached skirt simulating an areola, a first magnetic or ferromagnetic member received in a recess in the base with an acrylic ring attached to an underside of the skirt for support and with an aperture in the base in registry with the first magnetic or ferromagnetic member through which the magnetic or ferromagnetic member extends,
- said microdermal anchor having a nub threaded into the microdermal anchor, said nub having a second magnetic or ferromagnetic member attached to the nub for magnetic attachment of the nipple prosthetic device through the first magnetic or ferromagnetic member attached to the nipple prosthetic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.