464results about "Mammary implants" patented technology

A prosthesis can include a shell and a needle guard coupled to a posterior portion of the shell. The shell can include a laminate having a base layer, a top layer, and a soft silicone gel intermediate layer disposed between the base layer and the top layer and of sufficient thickness for self-sealing of a needle hole therethrough. The needle guard can include a plurality of offset layers of offset, puncture-resistance structures that, in an expanded state, (i) collectively form a concave shape and (ii) provide a concave exterior surface along the posterior portion of the prosthesis for approximating a human anatomical feature. The needle guard can have a shape memory characteristic for urging the prosthesis toward the expanded state.

An implant port locator tool for locating an injection port of an implant within a patient includes a housing having a base. A second side of the base has a recess. A cage has an outer perimeter connected to the second side of the base. The cage has a recess and a central opening in the recess. The recess in the base and the recess in the cage mate to form a receptacle. A pin has a first end and a second end. The first end of the pin is disposed within the receptacle. The second end of the pin is disposed exterior to the recess via the central opening in the cage. A magnet is connected to the first end of the pin. The magnet and the first end of the pin are captured in the receptacle.

The degradable breast prosthesis shaping net bag with the heterogeneous hierarchical porous structure is composed of the large-aperture structure layer and the micro-aperture structure layer, the large-aperture structure layer and the micro-aperture structure layer are formed by combining degradable fibers in a staggered mode, the degradable breast prosthesis shaping net bag and the breast prosthesis are perfectly conformal, and the mechanical property and the tissue adhesion property needed by the net bag are provided; the two cooperate to realize the integration function of the prosthesis and the tissue, and an additional suture fixing device is not needed; the overall shape of the net bag is designed to be the hemispherical upper cover and the lower end cover edge, the process of adding the net bag and a prosthesis is simplified, the operation efficiency is improved, the net bag has excellent mechanical performance and shaping capacity, the micropore structure is beneficial to adhesion and immigration of cells, rejection reaction of a body is reduced, the incidence rate of capsular contracture is remarkably reduced, and the net bag is suitable for popularization and application. The invention has the characteristics of hierarchical porous structure design, mechanical shaping capability customization and capsule contracture prevention, and provides an innovative breast prosthesis shaping and biological performance improvement scheme for breast cancer patients.

A device for inserting a pre-filled or silicone prosthesis into a surgical pocket is formed from a sleeve formed of a trapezoidal bottom layer and a trapezoidal top layer attached to the bottom layer along longitudinal edges of the bottom layer and top layer. The top layer has a greater width than the bottom layer so as to form a shape of half of a truncated cone or a tapered half cylinder when the sleeve is filled. The sleeve has a constantly decreasing cross-sectional area along a length of the sleeve. This device reduces the chances for the implant to rotate in an unintended manner due to the non-circular cross-section of the sleeve and prevents inadvertent exit of the implant prior to placement in the surgical pocket.

The invention provides a degradable breast implant which is of a three-dimensional network structure and comprises a surface part and a filling part, the surface part is a first three-dimensional virtual boundary and is located on the periphery of the breast implant, the appearance of the first three-dimensional virtual boundary is of a preset shape, the size of the first three-dimensional virtual boundary is of a preset size, and the center position of the surface part is a base point; the surface part is filled with the filling part, the filling part is of a dot matrix structure formed by a plurality of lattice units, the fiber thickness of the lattice units is the line diameter, the dot matrix structure comprises a plurality of dot matrix layers which are connected and communicated with one another, the shape of the dot matrix layers is the same as a preset shape, and the size of the dot matrix layers is scaled down relative to the preset size. The line diameters of the same dot matrix layer are the same, and the line diameters of different dot matrix layers are gradually reduced from the base point to the surface part. The line diameters of the different dot matrix layers are designed to be gradually reduced in the direction from the base point to the surface part, so that the problem of non-uniform breast tissue regeneration and growth caused by no difference of the degradation speed of the breast implant is successfully solved.

The present disclosure provides alert implants that comprise a medical device and an implantable reporting processor (IRP), where one example of such a medical device includes a component for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) such as a tibial extension, a femoral component for hip replacements, a breast implant, a distal rod for arm or leg breakage repair, a scoliosis rod, a dynamic hip screw, a spinal interbody spacer, and tooling and methods that may be used to form the alert implant, and uses of such alert implants in the health maintenance of patients who receive the implant.

Embodiments described herein relate to a support device configured to provide tissue support, during implant-based breast surgery. Embodiments described herein include a matrix sheet disposed in a foldable sheet including one or more templates including at least one of a partial support template and a full support template. The partial support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for partial coverage for a breast prosthesis. The full support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for full coverage for a breast prosthesis. In some embodiments, the support device is a bioabsorbable mesh substrate, a bioabsorbable polymer coating, and one or more active pharmaceutical agents for delivery at the surgical site. The support device may be provided in various shapes for coverage of the breast prosthesis or provided with templates for various coverage of the breast prosthesis. The support device forms a macroporous scaffold, and the macroporous scaffold may act as a lattice for new tissue ingrowth.

Embodiments described herein relate to a support device configured to provide tissue support, during implant-based breast surgery. Embodiments described herein include a matrix sheet disposed in a foldable sheet including one or more templates including at least one of a partial support template and a full support template. The partial support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for partial coverage for a breast prosthesis. The full support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for full coverage for a breast prosthesis. In some embodiments, the support device is a bioabsorbable mesh substrate, a bioabsorbable polymer coating, and one or more active pharmaceutical agents for delivery at the surgical site. The support device may be provided in various shapes for coverage of the breast prosthesis or provided with templates for various coverage of the breast prosthesis. The support device forms a macroporous scaffold, and the macroporous scaffold may act as a lattice for new tissue ingrowth.

Implantable transponders comprising no ferromagnetic parts for use in medical implants are disclosed herein. Such transponders may assist in preventing interference of transponders with medical imaging technologies. Such transponders may optionally be of a small size, and may assist in collecting and transmitting data and information regarding implanted medical devices. Methods of using such transponders, readers for detecting such transponders, and methods for using such readers are also described.

Various implementations include a breast tissue expander device. The device includes one or more tabs extending outwardly from a body of the device for coupling the device to the chest wall of a patient. The device further includes an aspiration port in fluid communication with a drain tube for draining body fluid, along with retention members for securing the drain tube to the body. The device may also include one or more flow barriers configured to prevent the inadvertent leakage of expansion fluid or body fluid from the device.

Embodiments described herein relate to a support device configured to provide tissue support, during implant-based breast surgery. Embodiments described herein include a matrix sheet (1002) disposed in a foldable sheet (1104) including one or more templates including at least one of a partial support template (1110a, 1110b) and a full support template (1120). The partial support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for partial coverage for a breast prosthesis. The full support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for full coverage for a breast prosthesis. In some embodiments, the support device is a bioabsorbable mesh substrate, a bioabsorbable polymer coating, and one or more active pharmaceutical agents for delivery at the surgical site. The support device may be provided in various shapes for coverage of the breast prosthesis or provided with templates for various coverage of the breast prosthesis. The support device forms a macroporous scaffold, and the macroporous scaffold may act as a lattice for new tissue ingrowth.

Embodiments described herein relate to a support device configured to provide tissue support, during implant-based breast surgery. Embodiments described herein include a matrix sheet disposed in a foldable sheet including one or more templates including at least one of a partial support template and a full support template. The partial support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for partial coverage for a breast prosthesis. The full support template is configured for use in shaping the matrix sheet into a support device for full coverage for a breast prosthesis. In some embodiments, the support device is a bioabsorbable mesh substrate, a bioabsorbable polymer coating, and one or more active pharmaceutical agents for delivery at the surgical site. The support device may be provided in various shapes for coverage of the breast prosthesis or provided with templates for various coverage of the breast prosthesis. The support device forms a macroporous scaffold, and the macroporous scaffold may act as a lattice for new tissue ingrowth.

An operable implant adapted for implantation into a patient's body. The operable implant comprises an operating device and a body-engaging portion, the operating device comprising an electric motor including a stationary part containing a plurality of coils and a movable part containing a plurality of magnets, such that sequential energization of the coils magnetically propels the magnets and, thereby, the movable part. The operating device further comprises an encapsulation adapted to hermetically encapsulate the coils of the stationary part, thereby forming a seal between the stationary part and the movable part, which is propelled by the contained magnets, such that the coils of the stationary part are sealed from bodily fluids when implanted.

A method for fabricating a pacifier having surface features replicating those of a nursing mother's nipple, wherein the nipple has a length, the method including steps of utilizing the nursing mother's nipple as a positive mold to cast a first negative mold; utilizing the first negative mold to cast a replica of the nursing mother's nipple; modifying the replica of the nursing mother's nipple so that said replica has a length greater than that of the nursing mother's nipple; utilizing the modified replica of the nursing mother's nipple as a second positive mold to cast a second negative mold; and utilizing the second negative mold to cast an extended length replica of the nursing mother's nipple.

This application relates to a breast implant and an apparatus for sensing an abnormality of the breast implant. In one aspect, the breast implant includes a shell including an injection hole and forming an outer cover of the breast implant and a filler of a gel state injected into the shell through the injection hole. The breast implant may also include a first patch configured to seal the injection hole, the first patch including a first sensor module. The breast implant may further include a second patch configured to be attached on at least one of a second position facing the first position and a third position to which a pressure due to a gravity is applied when the breast implant is inserted in a breast and a body is kept upright without an external pressure applied, the second patch including a second sensor module.

Implantable prostheses and related methods are generally described. In some embodiments, the prosthesis may be used for soft tissue reconstruction. The prosthesis may be formed from a three-dimensional load-bearing porous scaffold having interconnected networks of pores, thereby enabling tissue infiltration and allowing native tissue, blood vessels, and cells to colonize on the scaffold. In some embodiments, the scaffold may be formed from a biodegradable material such that it may degrade during the tissue infiltration process, leaving native tissue. In some embodiments, the stent may be formed from a triple periodic minimum surface, such as a helical tetracosahedron, to achieve high compressibility and high porosity. The compressibility of the implant may simulate the mechanical behavior of native tissue and allow the implant to be delivered through a small incision site (e.g., with an implant delivery funnel).

The invention pertains to an external breast prosthesis (12) comprising a main body made from a polymer, the body having an inner surface (13) for coinciding with an outer chest surface of a person wearing the breast prosthesis and an opposing outer surface (14), wherein the main body comprises multiple elongated thermal conductors (15) that extend from a position adjacent the inner surface of the breast prosthesis to a position adjacent the outer surface of the breast prosthesis.

A surgical implant delivery device is provided. The surgical implant delivery device comprises a sleeve. The sleeve includes a delivery portion and an accommodating portion. The delivery portion has an opening. The accommodating portion extending from the delivery portion. The delivery portion includes a wing portion protruding widthwise. The wing portion is foldable to reduce the width of the opening.

The present disclosure relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions and their use in general tissue reconstructive and augmentative methods. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise multilayered acellular matrices, such as dermal matrices (ADMs), of two or more layers. The compositions may be used in any general tissue reconstructive or augmentative medical procedure where the goal is to increase the volume in the area of the body in which the multilayered ADM compositions are introduced.

The invention is a pharmaceutical device (1) for use with animals, comprising a body (10) made of one or more solid metals selected from those on which ions have a biocidal effect. The body (10) comprises an inner porous matrix (11) having a porosity of at least 1%, from which biocidal metal ions can be released, and an outer surface of the body (10) is configured to be located at a treatment site (20) of the animal (2).

To provide a tissue product, more specifically, an extracellular tissue matrix made from adipose tissue.SOLUTION: A tissue product is provided, wherein the tissue product comprises a breast implant in the form of a porous acellular tissue matrix sponge, wherein the implant comprises an acellular adipose tissue matrix construct comprising a particulate acellular adipose tissue matrix, wherein the matrix is in a suspended, dried and stabilized form, and wherein the suspension comprises 2-10 wt.% solids.SELECTED DRAWING: None

The present invention relates to a bioresorbable implantable device comprising a base structure comprising at least one base layer (10) comprising: • - an assembly A (1A) comprising a layer of a plurality of elongate elements A1 (1A1) which are oriented in a longitudinal direction LA1, and a layer of a plurality of elongate elements A2 (1A2); an assembly B (1B) comprising a layer of a plurality of elongate elements B1 (1B1) which are oriented in a longitudinal direction LB1, and a layer of a plurality of elongate elements B2 (1B2); • - the assembly B (1B) is placed at least partially on top of the assembly A (1A); • - the direction LA1 intersects the direction LB1; and • - the base structure comprises a plurality of base layers placed at least partially one on top of the other.

Features useful for locating a medical implant in a patient in a non-invasive manner are described. Such features may include an integrated port with a housing that includes a first portion coupled to a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion comprise different materials, and a cover over an opening into the housing. The first portion may face the cover and allow transmission of electromagnetic signals through the first portion, the first portion being between the second portion and the cover; and the second portion may prevent transmission of electromagnetic signals through the second portion in a direction away from the cover.

The present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods relating to performing a medical procedure. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to devices, systems, and methods for positioning and securing a body implant in a subject in a manner that is customizable for each subject and minimizes implant migration. The devices, systems, and methods described herein utilize biocompatible and biodegradable materials that provide enhanced long-term fixation of the implant.

Medical devices coupled to a sensor, and systems including such devices, can generate data and analysis based on that data, which may be used to identify and / or address problems associated with the implanted medical device, including incorrect placement of the device, unanticipated degradation of the device, and undesired movement of the device. Also provided are medical devices coupled to a sensor, and devices and methods to address problems that have been identified with an implanted medical device.

To provide an external breast prosthesis that has improved drying properties, weight, or ease of adjustment. [Solution] The external artificial breast 1 comprises a breast body 10 having a first layer 11 positioned on the user 91 side and a second layer 12 positioned on the opposite side of the first layer, the first layer and the second layer being joined to each other at their periphery, and a bag-shaped space 15 with an opening 13 being formed between the first layer and the second layer, and an adjustment member 20 that is detachably housed in the space through the opening to adjust the thickness of the breast body. At least the first layer of the breast body is made of wetsuit material.

Implantable prostheses and related methods are generally described. In some embodiments, the prosthesis (100) may be a generally ellipsoidal (e.g., spherical) shape, formed of one or more subunits (20). The subunits may be conical or frustoconical, formed through manipulation of a two-dimensional substrate material. The sidewalls of the subunits may be fixed to one another to enhance the stiffness of the prosthesis. In some embodiments, markers (30) may be used to help distinguish the prosthesis in the implant site through medical imaging modalities (e.g., x-ray imaging). In this way, the implant site, which may also be the site of a recent biopsy and / or a diseased tissue resection, may readily be identified. The prosthesis may be formed of a porous material to induce tissue infiltration, which may facilitate natural tissue regeneration for more natural look and feel of the tissue. Tissue infiltration may result in the prosthesis having an enhanced resistance to migration following implantation.

Disclosed are a tissue expander for breast reconstruction comprising an MMP sensor and thus being capable of real-time capsular contracture monitoring and treatment, and a patient information system linked thereto. According to these, a patient or medical staff can easily check and evaluate capsular contracture, which may occur when wearing a tissue expander for breast reconstruction, and whether inflammation, a side effect, or the like is caused thereby, even outside the human body in real time. Accordingly, before or when capsular contracture occurs, effective treatment and response are possible.

Implants are provided, comprising the implant and a plurality of sensors.