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US 2015/0305854 A1Published application
Variable surface breast implant
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsDavid Schuessler, Dennis Van Epps
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Abstract
A variable textured breast implant is provided including a front surface that has a porous texture and a back surface having a smooth or less porous texture than the front surface texture.
Claims22
A variable textured breast implant for placement in a breast, the implant comprising:
- an elastomeric shell comprising an anterior region and a posterior region, wherein the anterior region and posterior region define an outer surface of the shell;
- the anterior region defined by a first textured surface defined by interconnected pores wherein the interconnected pores of the first textured surface extend at least about two to about five pore diameters deep into the shell outer surface;
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- the posterior region defined by a surface less conducive to tissue ingrowth than the first textured surface.
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The implant of claim 13 wherein the first textured surface extends a depth of between about 0.8 mm to about 3.0 mm.
A variable textured breast implant for placement in a breast, the implant comprising:
- an elastomeric shell comprising an anterior region and a posterior region, wherein the anterior region and posterior region define an outer surface of the shell;
- the anterior region defined by a first textured surface defined by layers of interconnected pores extending a first depth into the shell outer surface;
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- the posterior region defined by a second textured surface defined by pores extending to a second depth of less than said first depth.
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A variable textured breast implant for placement in a breast, the implant comprising:
- an elastomeric shell comprising an anterior region and a posterior region, wherein the anterior region and posterior region define an outer surface of the shell;
- the anterior region defined by a first textured surface conducive to tissue ingrowth and further defined by about two to about five layers of interconnected pores extending a first depth of between about 0.2 mm to about 5.0 mm into the shell outer surface, wherein at least about 90% of the pores have a diameter of between about 400μ to about 600μ;
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- the posterior region defined by a smooth surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.