Breast implant and method of manufacture

Details Breast implant and method of manufacture Breast implant and method of manufacture

2006-02-08

2009-12-01

Sweet, Thomas J (Department: 3774)

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Breast prosthesis

Implantable

C623S007000, C128S899000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07625405

ABSTRACT:
An implantable soft tissue prosthesis comprising a hollow shell formed of a flexible elastomeric envelope, the shell having an inner volume and an exterior surface, when the inner volume is filled with an elastomeric silicone tubing that is preshaped conforming to the inner volume of the shell, the prosthesis being adapted to be surgically implanted in a human breast.

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