Self-sealing shell for inflatable prostheses
US9387068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7532
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-sealing shell useful as a component of a soft fluid-filled prosthetic implant is provided. The shell is at least partly constructed of a wall made of a colloid of an elastomeric polymer matrix and particles of a water-swellable material distributed therein.
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