Interfaced medical implant assembly
US8425600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical implant assembly and method having a medical implant, e.g. a breast prostheses, attached to a biological interface. The biological interface is comprised of a dermal material with capsular contracture inhibiting properties so that once the medical assembly is inserted into the host, the biological interface, which is intimately coupled to the implant, prevents/reduces capsular contracture formation around the implant. The biological interface comprises a plurality of apertures along its periphery, and attaches to the medical implant by receiving a plurality of attachment flaps or appendages located on the exterior surface of the medical implant within or through the apertures. The attachment of the biological interface is such that the assembly remains intact even where the attachment flaps loosen upon expansion of the implant after insertion into a host, as where the implant is therein injected to a desired dimension.
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