Composite implant material
AssigneeG & G Biotechnology Ltd
InventorsDael GOVREEN-SEGAL, Haim DVIR, Jacky GOVRIN-YEHUDAIN
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Abstract
A prosthetic implant with improved properties, suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a composite comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein the additives are selected from radiolucent additives and/or hyperechoic additives; or wherein the additives are selected to reduce the solvent concentration by between 5%-95%; or wherein the additives are selected to increase the elastic modulus by more than 20%; or wherein the additives are selected for combining these effects.
Claims30
1) A prosthetic implant, suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected from radiolucent additives and/or hyperechoic additives.
5) A composite material suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected from radiolucent additives and/or hyperechoic additives and/or hypoechoic additives.
9) A prosthetic implant, suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected such that the solvent concentration of said composite material is between 5%-95% of the solvent concentration of said base material.
13) A composite material suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected such that the solvent concentration of said composite material is 5%-95% of the solvent concentration of said base material.
17) A prosthetic implant, suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of reinforcing additives, wherein said additives are selected such that the elastic modulus of said composite material is greater than the elastic modulus of said base material by at least 20%.
23) A composite material suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected such that the elastic modulus at 1 Hz of said composite material is 20%-5000% greater than the elastic modulus of said base material.
27) A method for performing a screening mammography of a breast comprising an implant, the method comprising:
- a) performing a mammography on one or both breasts;
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- b) evaluating the mammographic images;
- wherein implant displacement is not performed during said performing of said mammography, wherein said implant comprises a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected from radiolucent additives.
28) A method for performing a mammography of a breast comprising an implant, the method comprising:
- performing a mammography on one or both breasts;
- wherein the resulting mammographic image comprises said implant and wherein said implant comprises a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected from radiolucent additives such that said implant does not obscure breast tissue in said image.
29) A method for detection in a patient of extravasated implant material that has escaped from a ruptured implant, the method comprising:
- implanting an implant comprising a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected from hyperechoic or hypoechoic additives;
- performing ultrasonography on said patient;
- and detecting said extravasated material by its hyperechoic or hypoechoic response.
30) A method for diagnosis of cancerous tissue in a breast comprising an implant, the method comprising:
- a) implanting a prosthetic implant, suitable for implantation to the human body, comprising a composite material comprising a base material and a plurality of additives, wherein said additives are selected from radiolucent additives and/or hyperechoic additives;
- b) capturing a diagnostic radiology image of the breast wherein said image comprises said prosthetic implant;
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- c) determining the presence of calcifications in breast tissue visible on said image behind or in front of said implant.
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