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AssigneeTepha, Inc.
InventorsFabio Felix, Antonio Fosco, David P Martin, Arikha Moses, Bruce Van Natta, Said Rizk, Simon F. Williams
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Absorbable implants for breast surgery that conform to the breast parenchyma and surrounding chest wall have been developed. These implants support newly lifted breast parenchyma, and/or a breast implant. The implants have mechanical properties sufficient to support a reconstructed breast, and allow the ingrowth of tissue into the implant as it degrades. The implants have a strength retention profile allowing the support of the breast to be transitioned from the implant to regenerated host tissue, without significant loss of support. Three-dimensional implants for use in minimally invasive mastopexy/breast reconstruction procedures are also described, that confer shape to a patient's breast. These implants are self-reinforced, can be temporarily deformed, implanted in a suitably dissected tissue plane, and resume their preformed three-dimensional shape. The implants are preferably made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof. The implants have suture pullout strengths that can resist the mechanical loads exerted on the reconstructed breast.
A breast implant with a first three dimensional shape conforming to the breast of a patient in a lifted position to match a contour of the lower pole of the patient's breast, and avoid covering the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) and the upper pole of the patient's breast,
An implant for securing a breast of a patient in a lifted position having a three dimensional shape conforming to the contour of the lower pole of the patient's breast, without covering the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) and the upper pole of the patient's breast,
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