Prosthesis for supporting a breast structure
AssigneeSofradim Production
InventorsGenevieve Doucet, Thierry Brune, Xavier Couderc, Cecile Beausseron-Valentin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a prosthesis for supporting a breast implant comprising: a reinforcement part configured to receive a curved lower portion of a breast implant, the reinforcement part having an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E1, a fixation part intended to be fixed to the pectoral muscle, the fixation part having an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E2, and a transition part connecting together the reinforcement part and the fixation part, said transition part having an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E3, wherein E3 is greater than E1 and greater than E2.
Claims20
A prosthesis for supporting a breast structure within a patient, comprising:
- a reinforcement part comprising a first fabric made of a first arrangement of yarns and configured to receive at least a curve-shaped lower portion of a breast structure,
- a fixation part comprising a second fabric made of a second arrangement of yarns and intended to be fixed to a pectoral muscle, a face of said second fabric provided with barbs protruding therefrom, said barbs configured to fix at least temporarily said face of said second fabric to the pectoral muscle,
- a transition part comprising a third fabric made of a third arrangement of yarns, said transition part connecting together said reinforcement part and said fixation part, wherein said fixation part includes a lower edge from which extends vertically and in an upper direction a plurality of arms intended to be fixed to the pectoral muscle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.