50 results about "Breast implant" 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.

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.

Method for lubricating a breast implant said method comprising supplying a lubrication fluid from a lubrication reservoir to said breast implant, said breast implant comprising a first chamber and a second chamber, supplying said lubrication to a contacting surface of the first chamber, performing at least one of the following: displace the first chamber in relation to the second chamber reduce a volume of the first chamber increase a volume of the first chamber.

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

A breast implant enhancement device can be placed behind a breast implant (between the implant and the chest wall) to reduce or eliminate appearance of wrinkles or folds on the outer surface of the implant against the skin. A breast implant enhancement system comprising an enhancement element adapted and configured to be selectively coupled with the posterior surface of a breast implant, wherein said enhancement element has at least one angular edge.

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).

One embodiment of the present specification provides an artificial breast prosthesis delivery device comprising: a tapered body which is formed of a polyurethane material having a Shore A hardness (measured according to ASTM D2240) of 60-100 and has a width gradually decreasing from one side to the other side; and a plurality of vertical grooves which are recessed in the inner surface of the body, extend from one side to the other side, and are radially spaced apart from each other.

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.

The invention relates to a mesh support device (10; 20) for supporting a breast implant (30), wherein the mesh support device (10; 20) is tubular and comprises a first circumferential mesh area (11; 21), which is characterized by a first set of mesh characteristics and which has a first circumferential length, and a second circumferential mesh area (12; 22), which is characterized by a second set of mesh characteristics and which has a second circumferential length, the first set of mesh characteristics being different from the second set of mesh characteristics. The invention relates also to a breast implant device comprising the breast implant (30) and the mesh support device (10; 20).

Fixation devices for implants and related methods are generally described. The fixation device may be wrapped around the implant prior to delivery to reduce the risk of implant migration after implantation. The device may have porosity to induce tissue ingrowth around the implant and improve surgical outcome. The device can be used for rapidly preparing implants and can adapt to implants of various sizes. In some embodiments, the device may include a central portion for covering an anterior surface of a breast implant and a peripheral portion for covering a posterior surface of the implant. The peripheral portion, which may include a continuous rim or a plurality of legs, may include a tab that secures the fixation device to an implantation site. In some embodiments, a tether may be coupled to a distal end portion of the peripheral portion, thereby serving as a pull cord that quickly wraps the device around the implant.

There is disclosed an acellular dermal matrix (ADM) graft stored as a packaged ADM graft pocket product prepared by a process that includes providing a portion of ADM tissue having a thickness between 1 mm and 2 mm. The process includes scoring the portion of the ADM tissue into a pre-defined shape to form the domed shape ADM graft. The process includes verifying the thickness of the domed shape ADM graft; shaping the domed shape ADM graft to form an ADM graft pocket configured to receive a breast implant. The process includes packaging the ADM graft pocket to form a packaged ADM graft pocket. The process includes irradiating the packaged ADM graft pocket to a sterility assurance level of a desired level to form the packaged ADM graft pocket product. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to new implants, especially breast implants, which are bio-durable, biocompatible, which provide a soft tissue feel, and having a reduced density. Said implants comprise a shell and a filling enclosed by the shell, wherein the filling comprises a silicone foam obtained from a blowable crosslinkable silicone composition comprising an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups bonded to silicon per molecule, an organosilicon compound having at least two and preferably at least three hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon per molecule, a hydrosilylation catalyst, at least one porogenic agent which is water, hydrogel, or an aqueous silicone emulsion, at least one chemical blowing agent, and a linear polydimethylsiloxane.

Methods and products for treating capsular contractures of breast implants including (1) obtaining a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) fraction from a patient who exhibits capsular contracture of a breast implant; and (2) applying the PRP or PRF fraction to said capsular contracture, thereby relaxing the capsular contracture.

The present invention relates to a method of surgically implanting a breast implant system in a patient's body. The breast implant system comprising a first element comprising an outer wall defining a volume which is filled or fillable with a filling material and a second element comprising an outer wall defining a volume which is filled or fillable with a filling material. The method comprises wherein the method comprises the step of implanting the first element and the second element in the patient.

Chemically blown silicone foam-gels are described which can be cured from a two-component formulation and used in various applications such as implantable medical devices (e.g., breast implants).

This application relates to a filler for internal filling of breast implants, wherein the filler contains a bio-cellulose hydrogel. Further, the filler may also contain a certain amount of sterile saline and / or silicone gel. By mixing the bio-cellulose hydrogel containing hyaluronic acid of this invention with an appropriate amount of silicone gel or saline and adding it into the implant shell, a filling-type breast implant is manufactured, which possesses high elasticity and toughness, as well as good biocompatibility, while reducing leakage of implant contents and inflammatory reactions.

The invention relates to a breast implant wrap and related methods for limiting movement of a breast implant. Breast implant fixation devices for breast reconstruction and breast augmentation are described herein. The new wrap is designed to avoid lateral displacement and grounding of the breast implant, reduce balloon contraction and implant extrusion, eliminate skin dimples and ripples caused by the breast implant, and reduce or eliminate tactility. The wrap is adapted to be securely folded around the breast implant, restricting relative movement between the wrap and the breast implant, and reducing wrinkles. Inward growth of tissue into the wrap limits movement of the wrap-breast implant assembly and thereby limits movement of the breast implant.

The present invention relates to a degassing device and a degassing system for removing air bubbles from silicone gels of implants, preferably breast implants. The degassing device comprising a body, a trigger, a drive pin, a vacuum inlet and a vacuum outlet, and the degassing system comprising a degassing device, a vacuum system and a waste collector.

To provide a breast implant fixation device used in breast reconstruction and augmentation surgery.SOLUTION: New wrap is designed to avoid lateral displacement and being the lowest position of breast implants, reduce capsular contraction and extrusion of the implants, eliminate skin dimpling and wrinkles caused by the breast implants, and reduce or eliminate easy perception. The wrap is adapted to be folded tightly around the breast implants so as to limit relative movement between the wrap and the breast implants and reduce wrinkles. Tissue ingrowth into the wrap limits movement of the wrap-breast implant assembly, thereby limiting movement of the breast implants.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

The present application relates to a breast implant having surface roughness and waviness. A breast implant according to an aspect includes: a shell constituting an outer skin; and a filler material accommodated inside the shell, wherein an outer surface of the shell has a concave-convex surface in contact with tissue, and the surface has a certain level of waviness in a filtered waviness curve.

The human breast implant (10) is constructed in the shape of a human breast and has multiple chambers (12) in a sponge-like biotensegrity structure, allowing interstitial fluid in the human body to diffuse naturally into and out of the sponge-like chambers (12). The sponge-like biotensegrity structure has a triple helix structure (14) in interconnected layers similar to fascia, allowing fluid to reduce the buildup of dense collagen tissue surrounding the breast implant (10). Fluid can diffuse naturally into and out of the breast implant (10), in line with the behavior of the interstitium in the human body.

The breast implant of the present disclosure comprises: a first housing that accommodates a first filler in an internal space; a second case surrounding the first case and accommodating a second filler in an inner space; a third case surrounding the second case and accommodating a third filler in an inner space; and an injection port that provides spaces for the first case, the second case, and the third case, respectively, into which the first filler, the second filler, and the third filler are injected.

The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a breast implant with an RFID transponder embedded therein, so that the implant can be conveniently identified while inside the human body, and methods of making the same.

Provided according to an embodiment of the present specification is a method for loading an implant into an artificial breast implant delivery apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an artificial breast implant to which a lubricant is applied; and (b) loading, into an artificial breast implant delivery apparatus, the artificial breast implant to which the lubricant is applied, wherein the artificial breast implant delivery apparatus comprises: a tapered body that accommodates an artificial breast implant therein and has a width that narrows from one side toward the other side thereof; and a plurality of longitudinal grooves that are formed to be recessed in the inner surface of the body, extend from one side to the other side thereof, and are arranged to be radially spaced apart from each other.

A breast implant device for implantation in a human body includes: a breast implant; and a mesh support device, in which the breast implant is positioned. The mesh support device is tubular and includes: a first circumferential mesh area, which is characterized by a first set of mesh characteristics and which has a first circumferential length, and a second mesh circumferential area, which is characterized by a second set of mesh characteristics and which has a second circumferential length. The first set of mesh characteristics is different from the second set of mesh characteristics. Each of the first circumferential length and the second circumferential length forms a part of the total circumferential length of the mesh support device. The first set of mesh characteristics includes distension and said distension is higher than 8%.

A tapered sleeve is provided that includes a lubricating coating on an inner surface. An implant (e.g., a pre-filled silicon breast implant) is introduced into a large end of the sleeve and extruded into a surgical pocket of minimal access incision size through a small-sized end of the apparatus.

The present invention relates to a medical device for preserving a prosthetic breast implant in the event of post-surgical infection. The device is configured to ensure effective and homogeneous irrigation of the mammary pocket while simultaneously maintaining the original reconstruction volume and preventing tissue collapse. Said device comprises structural elements adapted to support the breast chamber atraumatically and distribution means allowing a 360-degree washing action. The invention thereby enables the salvage of the prosthetic implant without requiring removal, thus overcoming the limitations of conventional irrigation techniques.

The disclosed technology herein relates to an aspiration system configured to aspirate silicone from a ruptured breast implant. The aspiration system includes a container having a non-collapsible body fluidly coupled to a mouthpiece and a suction port. The body of the container is configured to maintain a shape under suction applied to the suction port. The mouthpiece includes a tubular body having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the body of the container. The distal end of the tubular body includes a flanged opening sized to interface with an object and create a suction cup when suction is applied to the suction port. The suction port is disposed on a lid removably coupled to the body of the container.