Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Breast prosthesis – Implantable
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-09
2011-12-20
Gherbi, Suzette J (Department: 3738)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Breast prosthesis
Implantable
C128S898000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08080057
ABSTRACT:
Methods for optimal breast reconstruction are disclosed. The methods include steps for performing a mastectomy that preserves a breast skin envelope. A prosthesis may be inserted into the breast and may be inflated to preserve the shape of the breast skin envelope. The prosthesis may include, a base, a balloon coupled to the base, where the balloon may be inflated to preserve the shape of the breast skin envelope. The prosthesis may also include tube coupled to port for filling the balloon to a predetermined volume. A needle-lock system, coupled to the port may be used to inject, for example, fluids into the balloon. If a patient requires post-mastectomy radiation, breast reconstruction may be delayed and the prosthesis may remain in the breast cavity during the treatment. The treatment may be external beam radiation. Alternatively, the treatment may include brachytherapy technique for treating the internal breast cavity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4217889 (1980-08-01), Radovan et al.
patent: 4615704 (1986-10-01), Frisch
patent: 4950292 (1990-08-01), Audretsch
patent: 5005591 (1991-04-01), Austad
patent: 5033481 (1991-07-01), Heyler, III
patent: 5092348 (1992-03-01), Dubrul et al.
patent: D346656 (1994-05-01), Rosen
patent: 5411554 (1995-05-01), Scopelianos et al.
patent: 5549672 (1996-08-01), Maddock et al.
patent: 5571179 (1996-11-01), Manders et al.
patent: 6163716 (2000-12-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6214045 (2001-04-01), Corbitt, Jr. et al.
patent: 6225107 (2001-05-01), Nagle
patent: 6228116 (2001-05-01), Ledergerber
patent: 6544287 (2003-04-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 6605116 (2003-08-01), Falcon et al.
patent: 6849092 (2005-02-01), Van Dyke et al.
patent: 6875233 (2005-04-01), Turner
patent: 2002/0010514 (2002-01-01), Burg et al.
patent: 2003/0149481 (2003-08-01), Guest et al.
patent: 2004/0176739 (2004-09-01), Stephens et al.
patent: 2005/0186216 (2005-08-01), Ledbetter et al.
patent: 2006/0183960 (2006-08-01), Sioshansi et al.
patent: 0 338 701 (1989-10-01), None
patent: 0 784 987 (2003-10-01), None
Becker, “Breast reconstruction using an inflatable breast implant with detachable reservoir,”Plast. Reonstr. Surg., 73(4):678-683, 1984.
Buchholz, et al., “Immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy for the treatment of advanced breast cancer: radiation oncology considerations,”Ann. Surg. Oncol., 9(8):820-821, 2002.
Butler et al., “Plevic, abdominal, and chest wall reconstruction with AlloDerm in patients at increased risk for mesh-related complications,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 116(5):1263-1275, 2005.
Carlson et al., “Results of immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy,”Annals of Plastic Surgery, 46(3):222-228, 2001.
Chagpar et al., “Treatment and outcome of patients with chest wall recurrence after mastectomy and breast reconstruction,”Am. J. Surg., 187(2):164-169, 2004.
Chisholm et al., “Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction using the inflatable tissue expander,”Br. J. Surg., 73(10):817-820, 1986.
Cordeiro et al., “Irradiation after immediate tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction: outcomes, complications, aesthetic results, and satisfaction among 156 patients,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 113(3):877-881, 2004.
Heller and Kronowitz, “Lower extremity reconstruction,”J. Surg. Oncol., 94(6):479-489, 2006.
Hong et al., “Protection of the small bowel during abdominal radiation therapy with a tissue expander prosthesis,”Australian&New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 70(9):690-692, 2000.
Huseyin, “A simple apparatus for fluid evacuation: syringe suction drain,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 104(6):1939-1940, 1999.
Hussien et al., “The effect of radiotherapy on the use of immediate breast reconstruction,”Eur. J. Surg. Oncol., 30:490-494, 2004.
Kronowitz and Kuerer, “Advances and surgical decision-making for breast reconstruction,”Cancer, 107(5):893-907, 2006.
Kronowitz and Kuerer, “Sentinel lymph node biopsy followed by delayed mastectomy and reconstruction,”The American Journal of Surgery, 189:251-252, 2005.
Kronowitz and Robb, “Breast reconstruction with postmastectomy radiation therapy: current issues,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 114(4):950-960, 2004.
Kronowitz et al., “Delayed-immediate breast construction,” presented at 82ndAnnual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland, May 4-7, 2003.
Kronowitz et al., “Delayed-immediate breast reconstruction,”Plast. Reconstr. Surg., 113(6):1617-1628, 2004.
Kronowitz et al., “Determining the optimal approach to breast reconstruction after partial mastectomy,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 117(1):1-11, 2006.
Kronowitz et al., “Impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy on the evolution of breast reconstruction,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 118(5):1089-1099, 2006.
Kronowitz et al., “Implications of axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy in immediate autologous breast reconstruction,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 109(6):1888-1896, 2002.
Kronowitz et al., “Optimizing autologous breast reconstruction in thin patients,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 112(7):1768-1778, 2003.
Kronowitz et al., “Practical guidelines for repair of partial mastectomy defects using the breast reduction technique in patients undergoing breast conservation therapy,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 120(7):1755-1768, 2007.
Kronowitz, “Immediate versus delayed reconstruction,”Clin. Plast. Surg., 34(1):39-50, 2007.
Kronowitz, “Redesigned gluteal artery perforator flap for breast reconstruction,”Plast. Reconstr. Surg., 121(3):728-734, 2008.
Kuerer et al., “Important technical considerations for skin-sparing mastectomy with sentinel lymph node dissection,”Arch. Surg., 137(6):747, 2002.
Motwani et al., “The impact of immediate breast reconstruction on the technical delivery of postmastectomy radiotherapy,”Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys., 66(1):76-82, 2006.
Ng et al., “Technical variations of the bipedicled TRAM flap in unilaterial breast reconstruction: effects of conventional versus microsurgical techniques of pedicle transfer on complications rates,”Plast. Reconst. Surg., 114(2):374-384, 2004.
Pamplona and de Abreu Alvim, “Breast reconstruction with expanders and implants: a numerical analysis,”Artificial Organs, 28(4):353-356, 2004.
PCT International Search Report and Written Opinion, issued in International Application No. PCT/US06/31091, dated Jun. 25, 2008.
Schechter et al., “Immediate breast reconstruction can impact postmastectomy irradiation,”Am. J. Clin. Oncol., 28(5):485-494, 2005.
Tran et al., “Comparison of immediate and delayed free TRAM flap breast reconstruction in patients receiving postmastectomy radiation therapy,”Plast. Reconstr. Surg., 108(1):78-82, 2001.
Tseng et al., “The effect of ethnicity on immediate reconstruction rates after mastectomy for breast cancer,”Cancer, 101(7):1514-1523, 2004.
Ward et al., “Neurothekeoma,”Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg., 132(1):86-9, 2005.
Conley & Rose, P.C.
Gherbi Suzette J
Kronowitz Steven J.
LandOfFree
Methods and devices for breast reconstruction does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Methods and devices for breast reconstruction, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Methods and devices for breast reconstruction will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4311767