Negative-positive pressurizable implant

A method of distributing a pressure gradient across an implant, the method comprising:

• providing an implant having a body, an internal chamber and at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the internal chamber via a channel or duct;
• placing an airtight seal in the internal chamber;
• connecting a device to the airtight seal;
• and
• actuating the device to create a pressure differential across at least a portion of the implant.

A method for distributing a negative pressure gradient across an implant, the method comprising:

• providing an implant having a body, an internal chamber and at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the internal chamber via a channel or duct;
• placing a rubber stopper at least partially within the internal chamber;
• connecting a syringe to the rubber stopper;
• and
• pulling on a plunger of the syringe to remove air through the rubber stopper, thereby distributing a negative pressure gradient across the at least one porous arm.

A method for distributing a positive pressure gradient across an implant, the method comprising:

• providing an implant having a body, an internal chamber and at least one porous arm extending from and interconnected to the internal chamber via a channel or duct;
• placing a rubber stopper at least partially within the internal chamber;
• connecting a syringe to the rubber stopper;
• pushing on a plunger of the syringe to deliver a pharmacological agent through the rubber stopper, thereby distributing a positive pressure gradient across the at least one porous arm.