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US 2015/0305853 A1Published application
Lighter weight implant
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorDavid Schuessler
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Abstract
A breast implant is provided which includes a filling, or core having a lower overall density relative to silicone gel-filled or saline-filled implant. The core may be a composite including flexible, bodies, for example, air-containing, or gas-containing, bodies, and a gel medium between or around the bodies.
Claims19
A breast implant comprising:
- a shell;
- a filling enclosed by the shell;
- the filling comprising at least one flexible body and a medium surrounding the body;
- the at least one flexible body being an extruded member containing a gas.
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A breast implant comprising:
- a shell;
- a filling enclosed by the shell;
- the filling comprising a gel medium, and a plurality of gas-containing bodies, including a relatively higher concentration of gas-containing bodies in at least one region of the filling relative to another region of the filling, thereby providing an implant having a variable density.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.