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US 2011/0035003 A1Published application
Fail-Safe Silicone Breast Implant Delivery Device
AssigneeKeller Medical, Inc.
InventorHoward E. Preissman
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Abstract
A tapered sleeve is provided for implant delivery. An implant (e.g., a pre-filled silicone breast implant) is introduced into a large proximal end of the sleeve and extruded into a surgical pocket of minimal access incision size through a small-sized distal end of the device. Sized appropriately to the implant, the sleeve remains intact during implant run-through of the sleeve.
Claims8
An apparatus for inserting a pre-filled prosthesis into a surgical pocket, the apparatus comprising:
- a compactable, tapered sleeve, open at both proximal and distal ends for use,
- the sleeve comprising a friable fabric, the fabric selected being one that will tear before damage to the implant occurs when forcing the implant through the distal end for insertion into the surgical pocket.
An apparatus for inserting a pre-filled prosthesis into a surgical pocket, the apparatus comprising:
- a compactable, tapered sleeve, open at both proximal and distal ends for use,
- the sleeve including a feature adapted to tear before damage to the implant occurs when forcing the implant through the distal end for insertion into the surgical pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.