Implant with a visual indicator of a barrier layer

a barrier layer and visual indicator technology, applied in the field of implantable prosthesis, can solve the problems of inability of quality control personnel and persisting use of this device, and achieve the effect of preventing diffusion or verifying the presence and correctness of the barrier layer
US20120232652A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-13ESTAB LABS
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
ESTAB LABS
Publication Date
2012-09-13
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Abstract

An implantable soft tissue prosthesis device comprising a silicone elastomer-shell filled with silicone gel or liquid, which among the layers that constitute its shell includes a barrier layer formed of a low permeability silicone, which impedes the bleeding or diffusion of the silicone gel from the inside of the implant to its surroundings through the shell. This barrier layer is given a coloration different to the other layers of the shell, making it visible in the finished product. The coloration of the barrier layer gives the fabricator of the implant as well as to medical personnel, the possibility to identify the presence of the barrier layer and its homogeneity, improving the safety of the device.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is the non-provisional of the provisional application Ser. No. 61449931, filed through the EFS with ID 9601953, on Mar. 7, 2011.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to an implantable prosthesis, comprising a multilayer molded elastomer shell, from which one or more of the layers are made of an elastomer with different chemical or physical properties, and which is afterwards filled with a liquid or a gel. Particularly, this invention relates to a prosthesis in which the differentiated layers are made visible by means of fabricating them with a different color material, so the differentiated layers can be easily identified in the final product by mere observation, providing a greater degree of safety of the device.

[0003] Today, the augmentation and reconstruction of the human breast requiring the use of an implant, as well as the use of soft tissue implants in other parts of the human body, have become a f...

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