Implantable medical prosthesis

US8936636B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• POLYTECH HEALTH & AESTHETICS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Oliver Boegershausen · Darmstadt, DE
• Patrick O'Leary · Richmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 10, 2012
• Grant date: Jan 20, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 10, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0019
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Implantable medical prosthesis, in particular a breast implant, comprising gel-type filling materials having different rigidities in a specific geometrical arrangement. For example, a breast implant comprises an outer shell and at least one first gel-type filling and at least one second gel-type filling, wherein at least one first gel-type filling has a softer consistency than at least one second gel-type filling, wherein said at least one first gel-type filling extends predominantly along the posterior part of the prosthesis, and wherein said at least one second gel-type filling extends predominantly along the superior portion of the anterior surface of the prosthesis without extending along the entirety of such anterior surface of the prosthesis.