Breast implant and method of manufacture
AssigneeNeosthetic, LLC
InventorBobby Purkait
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Abstract
An implantable soft tissue prosthesis comprising a hollow shell formed of a flexible elastomeric envelope, the shell having an inner volume and an exterior surface, when the inner volume is filled with an elastomeric silicone tubing that is preshaped conforming to the inner volume of the shell, the prosthesis being adapted to be surgically implanted in a human breast.
Claims20
An implantable soft tissue prosthesis comprising a hollow shell formed of a flexible elastomeric envelope, said shell having an inner volume and an exterior surface, wherein when said inner volume is filled with an elastomeric silicone tubing or silicone strip, said prosthesis being adapted to be surgically implanted in a human breast.
A method of making a mammary prosthesis, comprising:
- a) providing a soft silicone tubing and a hollow shell formed of a flexible elastomeric envelope defining an inner volume, said tubing and said hollow shell being made from same silicone material;
- b) braiding and weaving said silicone tubing to form a desired 3-dimensional shape with softness and durability;
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- c) dipping said shaped silicone tubing in a room temperature vulcanized (RTV) or methyl dispersion silicone to form into a self integrated implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.