224results about "Mammary implants" patented technology

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

This invention provides tissue products manufactured from adipose tissue and methods for manufacturing the same. [Solution] A method for producing a tissue product is provided, comprising the steps of: selecting adipose tissue; processing the tissue to remove substantially all cellular material from the tissue; suspending the tissue in a liquid to form a suspension containing 2-4% by weight of solids; and freezing and drying the suspension to form a porous sponge.

In a method of applying a desired texture to a surface of a silicone elastomer, an uncured silicone elastomer is applied to at least one side of a polymeric film. At least one side of the polymeric film has a complementary texture that is complementary in shape to the desired texture. The uncured silicone elastomer is cured while it is in contact with the at least one side of the polymeric film so as to form a cured silicone elastomer. The polymeric film is removed from the cured silicone elastomer so as to expose the desired texture on the surface thereof. The flexible polymeric film can be a bag placed into a breast prosthesis mold. The bag includes at least one interior surface with the complementary texture. The bag is removed from the cured silicone elastomer to expose the breast prosthesis having a textured surface.

A universal biological prosthesis of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) intended for use in body reconstruction processes and method of manufacture. A universal biological prosthesis of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) intended for use in body reconstruction processes, comprising: a first layer of ADM of biological origin arranged inferiorly to delimit a cavity with a lower edge; a filling material disposed in the cavity surrounded by the first layer of ADM consisting of a ground ADM having the consistency of a fibrous paste; and a second layer of ADM of biological origin arranged on the upper part covering the filling material and whose upper edge rests peripherally on the lower edge of the first layer of ADM, thus defining a rim;where the first layer of ADM and the second layer of ADM are joined by an eyebrow overlap along the upper edge of the first layer of ADM with the lower edge of the peripheral rim using a biocompatible adhesive, or by absorbable suture; where the first layer of ADM, the second layer of ADM and the ADM filling material are not immunogenic; and where the ADM comprises collagen fibers, fibronectin, elastin, laminin, glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid. Method for its manufacture.

The present invention relates to a breast prosthesis. More specifically, it is a breast prosthesis for external use. The breast prosthesis (10) comprises a lattice structure (12) made from a network of filaments (14).

Resorbable implants comprising poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof have been developed. The implants implants are preferably sterilized, and contain less than 20 endotoxin units per device as determined by the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay, and are particularly suitable for use in procedures where prolonged strength retention is necessary, and can include one or more bioactive agents. The implants may be made from fibers and meshes of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof, or by 3d printing, and the fibers may be oriented. Coverings and receptacles made from forms of poly(butylene succinate) and copolymers thereof have also been developed for use with cardiac rhythm management devices and other implantable devices. These coverings and receptacles may be used to hold, or partially / fully cover, devices such as pacemakers and neurostimulators. The coverings and receptacles are made from meshes, webs, lattices, non-wovens, films, fibers, and foams, and contain antibiotics such as rifampin and minocycline.

The disclosed composite scaffold provides a highly porous and flexible structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement of the repair or reconstruction-first via scaffold mechanical properties, and subsequently, through newly regenerated functional tissue as the scaffold is resorbed.

An implant-delivery funnel can include a funnel body, a funnel opening, and a funnel exit, the funnel opening and exit at opposite ends the funnel body. The funnel body can include an outer base layer and an inner coating layer anchored to a functionalized mating face of the outer base layer. The inner coating layer can be hydrophilic so as to form a lubricious coating with retained water. The funnel opening can be sized to receive an implant therethrough without any permanent deformation of the implant. The funnel exit can be adjustably sized to deliver the implant squeezed therethrough with a temporary reduction in size of the implant. A method of making an implant-delivery funnel can include functionalizing the outer base layer and applying the inner coating layer over a functionalized mating face of the outer base layer, thereby anchoring the inner coating layer to the outer base layer.

The utility model relates to the field of rehabilitation medicine manufacturing, and particularly discloses an artificial breast with a skin structure imitating the shape of a human chest. The light emitting diode comprises a skin structure and a lattice structure, the outer skin structure is a shell wrapping the crystal structure, and the lattice structure is constructed from the outer skin structure; the shape of the outer skin structure imitates the shape of the chest of a human body; and the lattice structure is constructed by modeling by using a Thiessen polygon 3D model. The skin structure and the lattice structure are obtained by printing through 3D printing equipment. By means of the 3D printing technology, in-vitro scanning is adopted, a patient breast model is constructed, and the artificial breast in the shape conforming to ergonomics is manufactured, so that the artificial breast is suitable for bras of different styles and functions.

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 of a three-dimensional, load-bearing porous scaffold with an interconnected pore network to enable tissue infiltration, and allow native tissue, blood vessels, and cells to colonize the scaffold. In some embodiments, the scaffold may be formed of a biodegradable material, such that it may degrade during the tissue infiltration process, leaving behind native tissue. In some embodiments, the scaffold may be formed of a triply period minimal surface, such as a gyroid, to enable high compressibility and high porosity. The compressibility of the implant may mimic the mechanical behavior of natural tissue, and allow the implant to be delivered through a small incision site (e.g., with an implant delivery funnel).

A photocurable formulation usable in additive manufacturing a three-dimensional object is disclosed. The formulation features, in at least a portion thereof, a biological or a biocompatible material, the photocurable formulation comprising a photoinitiator, a photocurable biological or biocompatible material, and a carrier, the formulation further comprising at least two photocurable polymeric materials. Implants comprising same are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a prosthesis positioner for mammary gland prosthesis reconstruction, and relates to the technical field of mammary gland prosthesis positioners, the prosthesis positioner comprises a main body mechanism, the main body mechanism comprises a fixing support, four pairs of supporting plates are arranged on the outer side of the fixing support, and a positioning adjusting mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the fixing support; the positioning adjusting mechanism comprises an incision adjusting unit, the incision adjusting unit is located on the outer side of the supporting plate, and the incision adjusting unit is used for adjusting the size of an incision to a certain extent according to the operation requirement of a patient. The angle and the distance of the supporting plate can be adjusted through the driving motor, the lifting rack and other structures, so that the size of an incision is flexibly adjusted according to the specific operation requirement of a patient, and the problem that the operation is limited due to the fact that the incision space of a traditional positioner is fixed is effectively solved; therefore, the requirements of different patient chest radians and surgical incision positions can be met.

This application example provides a breast prosthesis processing system, which includes a scanner, a data processing device, a prosthesis processing device, and a printing device. The scanner is used to scan the human body, obtain torso scan data containing images of a normal breast and the residual part after mastectomy, and send it to the data processing device. The data processing device, in response to input, marks feature points on the residual part image, mirrors them, and generates mirrored feature points. The prosthesis processing device then processes the prosthesis based on the mirrored feature points, and the printing device prints the processed prosthesis. This system aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of breast prosthesis production, ensuring a better fit and aesthetic outcome for users. The integration of scanning, data processing, and printing technologies streamlines the entire process, providing a more personalized and precise solution for breast prosthesis manufacturing.

The invention relates to an embroidery pattern for producing a mesh pocket to support an implant, specifically a breast implant, and / or tissue, specifically breast tissue, comprising a two-dimensional ring structure (1) with several spaced-apart concentric rings (1.1 - 1.13), each adjacent concentric ring (1.1 - 1.13) having several connections (2.1 - 2.12), wherein the connection length of the connections (2.1 - 2.12) formed between adjacent concentric rings, extending from one of the inner concentric rings (1.1 - 1.12) to the outer concentric ring (1.13), increases, at least in certain areas, relative to the distance between the respective adjacent concentric rings (1.1 - 1.13). The invention further relates to a method for producing the mesh pocket, wherein the embroidery pattern is stitched onto a substrate and the substrate is subsequently removed.The net pocket is finally formed by concentric twisting of the concentric rings (1.1 - 1.13).

The invention discloses a low-swelling-rate hydrogel material based on natural polysaccharide and a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of implantable medical devices. The low-swelling-rate hydrogel material is of a double-crosslinking network structure composed of a first crosslinking network and a second crosslinking network, the first crosslinking network is a covalent crosslinking network formed by zwitterionic monomers through free radical polymerization, and the second crosslinking network is a covalent crosslinking network formed by zwitterionic monomers through free radical polymerization. The second cross-linked network is a physical cross-linked network formed by coordination of alginate and metal ions. The low-swelling-rate hydrogel material provided by the invention has the characteristic of low swelling rate in normal saline, and can still reach compression stress and compression modulus equivalent to those of commercially available breast prostheses after balanced swelling in the normal saline.

Hydrogels comprising a macromolecular matrix and water may be used to augment soft tissue of a human being, promote or support cell or tissue viability or proliferation, create space in tissue, and for other purposes. A macromolecular matrix may comprise a hyaluronic acid component crosslinked to a silk fibroin component.