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US 7,008,455 B2Granted
Lip implant, instrumentation and method for insertion
AssigneeSurgisil, L.L.P.
InventorsPeter Raphael, Scott Harris
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Abstract
A lip implant and lip instrument. The lip implant is formed of solid silicone and is shaped to be received in the lip of a patient. The lip instrument includes a pair of arms coupled together having clamping members to grasp and retain the lip implant. A method for insertion of the lip implant into the patient is further described.
Claims8
A lip implant, comprising:
- solid silicone shaped to correspond to the shape of a lip, the solid silicone comprising
- a middle portion having a geometric center point and a substantially uniform diameter between 2 millimeters and 10 millimeters;
- a pair of substantially symmetric end portions, each end portion having a tapered diameter;
- and
- a length between 5 centimeters and 8 centimeters;
- wherein the solid silicone is substantially symmetric in all directions about the geometric center point of the middle portion.
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