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US 9,848,972 B2Granted
Dual plane breast implant
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsDennis Van Epps, David Schuessler
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Abstract
A soft breast prosthesis is provided, the prosthesis having a surface configuration advantageous for dual plane placement of the prosthesis in a breast.
Claims17
A breast prosthesis comprising:
- an implantable member including an exterior defined by a lower pole region defined by a first texture and an upper pole region defined by a second texture different from the first texture;
- wherein the first texture is an open cell textured surface;
- and
- wherein the second texture is a closed cell textured surface.
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A breast prosthesis for implantation in a human being, the prosthesis comprising:
- an implantable member comprising an elastomeric shell including an exterior surface defined by an anterior face and a posterior face;
- and
- a fixation region comprising a fixation texture extending along the anterior face of the shell in a plurality of bands, the fixation texture being different from a texture along a balance of the anterior face of the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.