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EP0174141A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Improved implantable prosthetic devices

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-08-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-08-22
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Abstract

Abstract 57 An improved implantable prosthetic device for use in the human body which comprises a flexible container having therein a soft gel or fluid filling and an outer plastic covering bonded or otherwise connected to the flexible container. The external surface of the outer plastic covering is rough textured, while the plastic covering itself has numerous pores or interstices. It substantially encases the flexible container. In one embodiment a barrier film is positioned between the flexible container and the outer plastic covering or between the soft gel or liquid filling and the internal of the flexible container. The outer plastic covering is made of Dacron or Teflon.

Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel Brauman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 14:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/12; A61F2/0077; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/28; A61L27/34; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/18; C08L23/20; C08L23/22; C08L7/00; C08L83/00; C08L83/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 52 words
An implantable prosthetic device for use in a human body comprising a flexible container filled with a liquid or gel filling and a flexible outer covering, characterised in that the outer covering substantially wholly encases the flexible container, has a rough textured external surface and includes a multiplicity of pores and/or interstices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 52 words
An implantable prosthetic device for use in a human body comprising a flexible container filled with a liquid or gel filling and a flexible outer covering, characterised in that the outer covering substantially wholly encases the flexible container, has a rough textured external surface and includes a multiplicity of pores and/or interstices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A device according to claim 1 characterised in that it is a breast prosthesis and the flexible container approximates the shape of the human breast.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A device according to claim 1 or 2 characterised in that the outer casing is formed of a plastics material and is bonded to the flexible container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A device according to claim 3 characterised in that the plastics material is selected from polyester and polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
A device according to claim 4 characterised in that the plastics material comprises polymerised ethylene glycol tetephthalate.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 23 words
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 characterised in that the outer casing is made from knitted polyester fibre.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
A device according to claim 6 characterised in thast the outer casing is made from knitted polyester fibre velour.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 22 words
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 characterised in that the outer casing is made from expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 37 words
A device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 characterised in that it additionally comprises a barrier film positioned between the flexible container and the filling or between the flexible container and the outer covering.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 15 words
A device according to claim 9 characterised in that the barrier film comprises a fluororubber.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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