Inflatable implant

Claim 1

An inflatable implant comprising: a flexible shell forming an internal lumen to receive and to retain fluid, said shell having a base portion and an envelope portion to form said lumen, said base portion having an aperture therethrough; a tubing storage shell in said lumen attached to said base and forming a peripheral seal with the base around the aperture, said tubing storage shell having an internal cavity and an aperture opening into said lumen; and a flexible fill tubing having first and second ends and inner and outer surfaces, said outer surface of said first end structurally permanently sealed within the aperture of said tubing storage shell, said second end passing through the aperture in said base, said internal cavity being so proportioned and arranged as to received and to store a substantial length of said fill tubing, whereby after implanation of said implant, some of said fill tubing can be withdrawn from said internal cavity and drawn toward an incision in the skin of the patient, and whereby fluid can be injected or withdrawn through said fill tubing, and after the desired quantity of fluid is in the lumen, the fill tubing can be occluded at a location spaced from the shell, thereby retaining fluid in the lumen without requiring a valve to retain it therein, and providing a convenient point of access to said fill tube to adjust the volume of fluid in the shell.