Patent · US Active

Systems and methods for mastopexy

US9585744B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by

28References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Tepha, Inc. · US

Inventors

Arikha Moses · New York, US
Emily Stires · Cambridge, US
Anthony Natale · Brick, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2015
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 19, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0076
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mastopexy implant for maintaining the breast in an elevated and aesthetically pleasing position includes a lower pole support comprising end portions which may be affixed to the chest wall or to a previously installed upper suspension strut. The implant is loaded in an insertion device. The insertion device is inserted through a small incision and into a subcutaneous pocket created in an inferior half of the breast. The lower pole support may have various constructs and in one embodiment includes a unitary conformable mesh having a plurality of arm or band members which are attached across the breast parenchyma and to the chest wall.

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