# US 12,213,872 B2 · Breast implant

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- Number: US 12,213,872 B2
- Document ID: US12213872B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/663,397
- Filed: 2022-05-13
- Published: 2022-12-15
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-11
- Assignees: Marcel Malek
- Applicants: Marcel Malek
- Inventors: Marcel Malek
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12213872B2

## CPC

- A61F 2/12: Mammary prostheses
- A61F 2220/0008: Fixation appliances for connecting prostheses to the body
- A61F 2230/0076: ellipsoidal or ovoid
- A61F 2250/0003: having an inflatable pocket filled with fluid, e.g. liquid or gas
- A61F 2250/0015: differing in density or specific weight
- A61F 2250/0019: differing in hardness, e.g. Vickers, Shore, Brinell
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

Implementations of a breast implant may include a shell including a posterior cephalic portion, a posterior caudal portion, an anterior cephalic portion, and an anterior caudal portion. Implementations of the breast implant may also include an anchor coupled within the shell and coupled directly and fixedly to the posterior caudal portion and the anterior caudal portion. The anchor may prevent rotation of the breast implant. The outer surface of the shell may be non-textured.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A breast implant comprising:
a shell comprising a posterior portion and an anterior portion; and
an anchor coupled directly to the posterior portion and the anterior portion;
wherein the anchor tapers towards an apex of the anterior portion;
wherein the breast implant is a round breast implant; and
wherein an outer surface of the shell is non-textured.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The breast implant of claim 1, wherein the anchor is directly coupled to the posterior portion more than it is directly coupled to the anterior portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The breast implant of claim 1, wherein the anchor and the shell are separately formed from different materials.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The breast implant of claim 1, wherein the anchor is directly coupled to an entire perimeter of the shell.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The breast implant of claim 1, wherein the anchor is configured to reduce one of rippling or buckling of the breast implant.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The breast implant of claim 1, wherein an entirety of an inner surface of the posterior portion is directly and fixedly coupled to the anchor.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The breast implant of claim 1, wherein the anchor and the shell are continuously formed from a same material.

### Claim 8

A breast implant comprising:
a shell comprising a cephalic portion and a caudal portion; and
an anchor coupled within the shell and coupled directly and fixedly to the caudal portion;
wherein the anchor is configured to prevent rotation of the breast implant;
wherein the anchor forms a lip at an interface between the caudal portion and the cephalic portion; and
wherein an outer surface of the shell is non-textured.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The breast implant of claim 8, wherein the breast implant comprises an anatomical shape.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The breast implant of claim 8, wherein the anchor comprises a recess configured to be filled by a fluid within the breast implant.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The breast implant of claim 8, wherein the anchor is directly and fixedly coupled to a portion of the cephalic portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The breast implant of claim 8, wherein an entirety of an inner surface of the caudal portion is directly and fixedly coupled to the anchor.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The breast implant of claim 8, wherein the anchor and the shell are continuously formed from a same material.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The breast implant of claim 8, wherein the anchor and the shell are separately formed from different materials.

### Claim 15

A breast implant comprising:
a shell comprising a posterior portion and an anterior portion; and
an anchor coupled directly and fixedly to an entire interface on the shell between the posterior portion and the anterior portion;
wherein the breast implant is a round breast implant; and
wherein a majority of the anchor is directly and fixedly coupled to the posterior portion as compared to a portion of the anchor directly and fixedly coupled to the anterior portion.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The breast implant of claim 15, wherein the anchor and the shell are separately formed from different materials.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The breast implant of claim 15, wherein the anchor comprises a recess configured to be filled by a fluid within the breast implant.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The breast implant of claim 15, wherein the anchor and the shell are continuously formed from a same material.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The breast implant of claim 15, wherein the anchor is directly and fixedly coupled around an entire perimeter of a posterior portion of the shell.