# US 2019/0167183 A1 · Device and method for estimating breast implant volume > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0167183 A1 - Document ID: US20190167183A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/210,045 - Filed: 2018-12-05 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Changhua Christian Medical Foundation Changhua Christian Hospital - Applicants: Changhua Christian Medical Foundation Changhua Christian Hospital - Inventors: WEI-CHUNG SHIA; DAR-REN CHEN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167183A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/4312: {Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis (optical mammography A61B5/0091)} - A61B 5/107: Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof - A61B 5/1073: {Measuring volume, e.g. of limbs} - A61B 34/10: Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations - A61B 90/06: {Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for} - G16H 20/40: relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture - G16H 50/50: for simulation or modelling of medical disorders - A61B 2034/108: {Computer aided selection or customisation of medical implants or cutting guides} - A61B 2090/063: {for measuring volume} - A61F 2/12: Mammary prostheses - G16H 50/00: ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A device for estimating breast implant volume is provided, which may include an input interface and a processing circuit. A numerical value may be inputted in to the input interface. The processing circuit may calculate the estimation value of breast implant volume according to a linear model and the numerical value. The processing circuit may multiply the numerical value by a coefficient to generate a product, and add a constant to the product to generate the estimation value of breast implant volume, wherein the numerical value may be a breast sample weight or a breast size. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for estimating breast implant volume, comprising: an input interface, configured to receive a numerical value; and a processing circuit, configured to calculate an estimation value of breast implant volume according to a linear model and the numerical value; wherein the processing circuit multiplies the numerical value by a coefficient to generate a product, and adds a constant to the product to generate the estimation value of breast implant volume; the numerical value is a breast sample weight or a breast size. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the breast sample weight is a weight of breast tissue cut off. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein when the numerical value is the breast sample weight, the coefficient is 0.6302˜0.6519. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein when the numerical value is the breast sample weight, the constant is 58.29˜66.07. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the breast size is a volume measurement value measured by a craniocaudad projection view of a mammography. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5, wherein when the numerical value is the breast size, the coefficient is 0.3742˜0.3963. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein when the numerical value is the breast size, the constant is 96.97˜107.5. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprises a memory circuit, wherein the memory circuit saves a statistics data and the processing circuit establishes the linear model according to the statistics data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the processing circuit establishes the linear model by processing the statistics data via one or a combination of a curve fitting and a linear regression model. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein the processing circuit optimizes the linear model via one or a combination of a least absolute residuals or a robust regression scheme. ### Claim 11 A method for estimating breast implant volume, comprising: providing a numerical value, wherein the numerical value is a breast sample weight or a breast size; providing a linear model and multiplying the numerical value by a coefficient according to the linear model to generate a product; and adding a constant to the product to generate an estimation value of breast implant volume. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the breast sample weight is a weight of breast tissue cut off. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein when the numerical value is the breast sample weight, the coefficient is 0.6302˜0.6519. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein when the numerical value is the breast sample weight, the constant is 58.29˜66.07. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the breast size is a volume measurement value measured by a craniocaudad projection view of a mammography. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein when the numerical value is the breast size, the coefficient is 0.3742˜0.3963. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein when the numerical value is the breast size, the constant is 96.97˜107.5. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: providing a statistics data and establishing the linear model according to the statistics data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein a step of providing the statistics data and establishing the linear model according to the statistics data further comprising: establishing the linear model by processing the statistics data via one or a combination of a curve fitting and a linear regression model. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein a step of establishing the linear model by processing the statistics data via one or the combination of the curve fitting and the linear regression model further comprising: optimizing the linear model via one or a combination of a least absolute residuals or a robust regression scheme.