Mammary prosthesis which resists capsular contracture
US4205401A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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 restraining means for resisting the tendancy of tissue to form the prosthesis into a sphere. The restraining means functions reactive to tissue pressure and does not substantially reduce the pliant, responsive nature of the prosthesis.
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