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AssigneeTepha, Inc.
InventorsFabio Felix, Antonio Fosco, David P. Martin, Arikha Moses, Bruce Van Natta, Said Rizk, Simon F. Williams
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Absorbable implants for breast surgery that conform to the breast parenchyma and surrounding chest wall have been developed. These implants support newly lifted breast parenchyma, and/or a breast implant. The implants have mechanical properties sufficient to support a reconstructed breast, and allow the in-growth of tissue into the implant as it degrades. The implants have a strength retention profile allowing the support of the breast to be transitioned from the implant to regenerated host tissue, without significant loss of support. Three-dimensional implants for use in minimally invasive mastopexy/breast reconstruction procedures are also described, that confer shape to a patient's breast. These implants are self-reinforced, can be temporarily deformed, implanted in a suitably dissected tissue plane, and resume their preformed three-dimensional shape. The implants are preferably made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof. The implants have suture pullout strengths that can resist the mechanical loads exerted on the reconstructed breast.
An implant for breast reconstruction comprising an absorbable porous polymeric scaffold with an arcuate three-dimensional shape, wherein the arcuate three-dimensional shaped scaffold is designed to confer shape to the breast, the arcuate three-dimensional shaped scaffold including a convex surface on a first outer face and a concave surface on an opposed second outer face, the arcuate three-dimensional shape having a superior side and an inferior side, and at least one tab projecting from the inferior side, the at least one tab having a convex outer edge.
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