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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4597763 | Implantable molded plastic part A lenticular, rigid, optionally hollow, molded plastic part wet-resistant toward aqueous media, for example acryl glass, is proposed as an implantable temporary filler for a mammary gland prosthesis that can be implanted in surgery following amputation of... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4597762 | Collagen preparation A collagen preparation comprising collagen-I for human or veterinary medicine obtainable by proteolyzing, cross-linking, reducing, optionally heat treating, and finally sterilizing mammalian collagen I material under conservation of its biological texture... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4592755 | Mammary implant A prosthesis for subcutaneous implantation such as a mammary implant used in reconstructive surgery is made from a polyphosphazene elastomer (e.g. polyfluoroalkoxy phosphazene) sac containing a silicone gel. The sac is essentially impermeable to the silic... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4574780 | Tissue expander and method A soft tissue expander device adapted to be implanted beneath a layer of skin and subcutaneous tissue and filled with fluid to differentially expand the overlying tissue including methods for differentially expanding soft tissue and treating male pattern ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4531244 | Mammary prosthesis with multiple flow spaces A mammary prosthesis comprising an envelope of an inert elastomer for containing an inert fluid material. The envelope is composed of a plurality of firm protuberances distributed substantially equally thereover. These protuberances may be platelike, ridg... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4517326 | Aqueous liquid filled polyurethane gels and method of making the same A liquid-filled polyurethane elastomer gel is fabricated from water, organic glycol and a polyisocyanate prepolymer. The prepolymer is formed from organic di-isocyanate and organic diol or triol having a molecular weight of 3,000 to 10,000 and containing ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4507810 | Implantable breast prostheses An implantable breast prosthesis having a shell of bio-compatible material filled with a plurality of individual, irregularly shaped cells. The shell is at least partially filled with a liquid. The cells have passageways formed therein, that preferably ha... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4470160 | Cast gel implantable prosthesis A cast elastomer gel implantable prosthesis for implantation in the human body. The cohesive cast gel prosthesis is formed for subcutaneous implantation and may be subsequently coated with a membrane-thin elastomer or a dissolvable envelope so that when i... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4455691 | Silicone gel filled prosthesis A prosthesis for subcutaneous implantation in a patient comprising a flexible sac and a silicone gel contained within the sac. The wall of the sac is comprised of at least one continuous layer of silicone elastomer which substantially impedes the migratio... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4433440 | Prosthesis formed by inner and outer inflatable containers A breast prosthesis comprising inner and outer flexible containers, each having a self-sealing valve associated therewith. The valves are arranged in such a fashion that each container can be separately filled with fluid. The prosthesis is implanted in a ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4428082 | Breast prosthesis with filling valve A newly developed breast prosthesis overcomes the tightness and contracture of the fibrous capsule which forms around the existing prostheses. This prosthesis is constructed with an outer temporary component and an inner permanent component. The inner com... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4404296 | Gel compositions with depot action based on a polyurethane matrix and relatively high molecular weight polyols and containing active ingredients, and a process for their preparation A polyol gel is made from 15-62 wt. % (based on the sum of polyurethane matrix plus dispersing agent) of a high molecular weight covalently cross-linked polyurethane matrix; 85-38 wt. % (based on the sum of polyurethane matrix plus dispersing agent) of a ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4332634 | Method of preparing a resealable valve A mehod of preparing a resealable valve which has a resealable inner core and an outer reinforced cover comprises first molding a hollow shell having a domed top and a bottom with a central opening, then turning the shell inside out and affixing a layer c... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4298997 | Device for inhibiting the formation of fibrous capsular contractures in silicone breast implants and method A circular disc of thin silicone sheet material, such as Silastic, is adhesively attached to an annular band of Dacron felt material, the periphery of the disc and the outer rim of the Dacron felt band being substantially congruent. The combined disc and ... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4298998 | Breast prosthesis with biologically absorbable outer container A newly developed breast prosthesis overcomes the tightness and contracture of the fibrous capsule which forms around the existing prosthesis. The unique construction of the new prosthesis causes the capsule to form at a predetermined, controlled distance... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4264990 | Mammary prosthesis This invention relates to a mammary prosthesis and a method of implanting same. The prosthesis comprises a flexible backing and a soft front envelope, for example, of the inflatable or prefilled type. The flexible backing defines, at least one internal pa... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4263682 | Self-sealing valve and fluid fillable article including such a valve A self-sealing valve useful in a fluid fillable article, such as a mammary prosthesis, includes first and second planar members which are bonded together so as to leave an elongated unbonded portion therebetween. Openings are formed for communication betw... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4253201 | Prosthesis with self-sealing valve An inflatable, implantable prosthesis includes a flexible, inflatable, thin wall container of physiologically acceptable material provided with a self-sealing valve assembly which permits fluid to be introduced into or removed from said container to infla... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4217889 | Flap development device and method of progressively increasing skin area An expansion device for temporary implantation beneath the skin and subcutaneous layer, there to be enlarged whereby to increase the surface area of tissue which overlays it, to provide a flap for use in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The device comp... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4205401 | Mammary prosthesis which resists capsular contracture A surgically implantable mammary prosthesis comprises a sac containing a filler material. The filler material is present in an amount sufficient to give the sac a relatively low profile shape and a pliant, responsive nature. The prosthesis includes a rest... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4190040 | Resealable puncture housing for surgical implantation A puncturable resealable housing for surgical implantation beneath the skin and which is adapted to receive repeated hypodermic punctures through the skin and into the housing. The housing has an improved dimensional and shape configuration of a sealant l... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4178643 | Valve for inflatable prosthesis A valve for an inflatable prosthesis of the type which comprises a fluid-containing envelope with an aperture closed by a valve through which a desired amount of fluid can be filled or withdrawn. The valve comprises a flat elongated conduit having a pair ... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4157085 | Surgically implantable tissue expanding device and the method of its use A surgically implantable device for expanding skin and mucous tissue comprises a partially collapsed sealed envelope formed from a material which is permeable to extracellular body fluid. The envelope contains a material which establishes an osmotic poten... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4143428 | Saline fill of silicone prosthesis during mammaplasty augmentation An assembly for sterile fluid filling of a silicone prosthesis with saline or other fluids from a sterile container having a neck portion screw-threaded in the first sense includes a syringe, a generally tubular connector and a releasable connection betwe... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4100627 | Low oiling gel filled flexible articles and gels therefor A gel filled flexible article which is a container having silicone rubber walls of less than 0.0015 meter thick filled with a silicone gel such that the silicone gel contacts the silicone rubber wall, provides a low oiling article where the silicone rubbe... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4095295 | Adjustable, fluid-filled breast implant An improved fluid-filled breast prosthesis for implantation which permits subsequent alterations in the fluid volume of the implant without the necessity for major surgery. The prosthesis comprises a flexible plastic bag having an elongated filler tube in... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4035850 | Method and apparatus for inserting soft prosthesis A method and apparatus for inserting a soft pliable prosthesis, such as a mammary prosthesis, into a human body through an incision. A prosthesis to be inserted is contained in an open mouthed inner bag of flexible fluid impervious sheet material and in a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3986213 | Gel filled medical devices A mammary prosthesis or orthopedic pad includes a flexible shell formed of silicone rubber. The shell is filled with a silicone gel, the specific gravity of which is reduced by a dispersion of glass or epoxy microspheres.... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3934274 | Deflatable mammary augmentation prosthesis An implantable double walled tissue augmentation prosthesis consisting of a gel or liquid filled container within a liquid fillable container. A one-way flap valve is positioned within the wall of the liquid fillable container so that liquid may be select... | 01/27/1976 |
