US4713073A
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Plastic implant
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-12-22
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Granted: 1987-12-15
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Expires: 2006-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Plastic implant, particularly for use in implantations for constructing or reconstructing the female breast, wherein the surface of the impant is covered over with heparin.
Inventors
- 👤 Johannes Reinmuller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L33/00; A61L33/0005; A61L33/0011; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/12; A61L27/00; A61L27/28; A61L27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A method for preventing and/or treating capsule formation and/or shrinkage around a plastic implant in a blood dry tissue cavity for construction or reconstruction of the female breast, comprising, before implanting the implant, covering and bonding to the surface of said implant, a substance selected from the group consisting of heparin, heparinoids or glycosaminoglycans chemically related to heparin.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
58 words
A method for preventing and/or treating capsule formation and/or shrinkage around a plastic implant in a blood dry tissue cavity for construction or reconstruction of the female breast, comprising, before implanting the implant, covering and bonding to the surface of said implant, a substance selected from the group consisting of heparin, heparinoids or glycosaminoglycans chemically related to heparin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said substrate is bonded covalently to the surface of the implant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said substance is bonded ionically to the surface of the implant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said substance is bonded by cross-linking to the surface of the implant.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-12-14 | 1995-06-15 | 1995-12-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-12-14 | 1999-06-15 | 1999-12-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |