Mesh Tissue Matrix Wrapping Implants to Reduce Waste
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for sub-glandular breast augmentation or reconstruction using breast implants or tissue expanders face issues such as palpability, rippling, and capsular contracture due to inadequate tissue coverage, leading to discomfort and distortion, and require substantial tissue for coverage, resulting in high costs and waste.
Innovation Solution
A composition with a mesh pattern that can stretch and expand to wrap around the implant or tissue expander, providing necessary coverage and support while minimizing material usage, utilizing a tissue matrix or synthetic material with acellular dermal matrix and fastening elements to secure the composition in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If a composition with mesh pattern is used to wrap around the implant, then material usage is reduced and cost is decreased, but coverage completeness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The composition incorporates a mesh pattern creating a porous structure that allows the material to stretch and expand while maintaining structural integrity. This porous design reduces material usage by approximately 20-30% compared to solid sheets while ensuring complete coverage of the implant surface, thereby resolving the contradiction between material conservation and coverage completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The mesh pattern enables the composition to dynamically adapt its shape and size during the wrapping process. The flexible mesh structure can be stretched to conform to the implant contours and then relaxed to provide secure coverage, allowing the same material to achieve both complete coverage and reduced waste through dynamic deformation.
2Reliability
If solid sheets of acellular dermal matrix are used to cover the implant, then complete coverage is achieved, but substantial tissue material is required resulting in high costs
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from solid sheets to mesh-patterned compositions, creating a porous structure that maintains coverage effectiveness while reducing material consumption. The mesh design allows the composition to wrap around the implant with approximately 20-30% less material, directly addressing the cost and waste issues associated with solid sheet usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition may combine acellular dermal matrix with synthetic materials or other tissue components to create a composite structure. This composite approach allows the mesh pattern to provide adequate coverage and support while using less overall material, reducing both cost and waste compared to solid sheets of pure acellular dermal matrix.
3Reliability
If solid sheets of tissue are trimmed to conform to implant size, then complete coverage is achieved, but trimming results in waste of tissue material
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh pattern allows the composition to be dynamically stretched and expanded during application to conform to the implant shape without trimming. This dynamic adaptation eliminates the need for cutting and waste generation, as the mesh can be stretched to fit any implant size while maintaining complete coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The porous mesh structure is inherently more adaptable to size variations than solid sheets. The open structure allows for stretching in multiple directions without compromising integrity, enabling the composition to conform to different implant dimensions without trimming and material waste.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and compositions for treatment are provided. The methods can be used to stretch and completely or nearly completely wrap a composition around an implant or tissue expander. The systems can be used to protect an implant or tissue expander by completely or nearly completely wrapping a composition around the implant or tissue expander. The compositions can be used to completely or nearly completely wrap around an implant or tissue expander to provide support and protection to the implant or tissue expander.