Prosthesis for supporting a breast structure
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1. A method for implanting a prosthesis for supporting a breast structure comprising:
- a) making an incision in an area of an infra-mammary fold,b) optionally, positioning a breast implant between a chest wall and a pectoral muscle,c) positioning a prosthesis including a reinforcement part, a fixation part, and a transition part connecting together said reinforcement part and said fixation part, so that a curve-shaped lower portion of the breast tissue or breast implant is received in said reinforcement part, with a lower edge of said reinforcement part facing a chest wall, and an upper area of said fixation part facing a pectoral muscle, wherein said transition part has substantially a shape of a portion of a circular crown,d) suturing the lower edge of the reinforcement part to the chest wall,e) fixing said fixation part to said pectoral muscle, andf) closing the incision.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a prosthesis for supporting a breast implant comprising:
- a reinforcement part configured to receive a curved lower portion of a breast implant, the reinforcement part having an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E1,
- a fixation part intended to be fixed to the pectoral muscle, the fixation part having an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E2, and
- a transition part connecting together the reinforcement part and the fixation part, said transition part having an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E3,
- wherein E3 is greater than E1 and greater than E2.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for implanting a prosthesis for supporting a breast structure comprising:
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a) making an incision in an area of an infra-mammary fold, b) optionally, positioning a breast implant between a chest wall and a pectoral muscle, c) positioning a prosthesis including a reinforcement part, a fixation part, and a transition part connecting together said reinforcement part and said fixation part, so that a curve-shaped lower portion of the breast tissue or breast implant is received in said reinforcement part, with a lower edge of said reinforcement part facing a chest wall, and an upper area of said fixation part facing a pectoral muscle, wherein said transition part has substantially a shape of a portion of a circular crown, d) suturing the lower edge of the reinforcement part to the chest wall, e) fixing said fixation part to said pectoral muscle, and f) closing the incision. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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2. A method for implanting a prosthesis for supporting a breast structure comprising:
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a) making an incision in an area of an infra-mammary fold, b) optionally, positioning a breast implant between a chest wall and a pectoral muscle, c) positioning a prosthesis including a reinforcement part, a fixation part, and a transition part connecting together said reinforcement part and said fixation part, so that a curve-shaped lower portion of the breast tissue or breast implant is received in said reinforcement part, with a lower edge of said reinforcement part facing a chest wall, and an upper area of said fixation part facing a pectoral muscle, wherein said reinforcement part includes a first fabric made of a first arrangement of yarns, said first arrangement of yarns conferring to said first fabric an elongation under 50N in a vertical direction of E1, said fixation part includes a second fabric made of a second arrangement of yarns, said second arrangement of yarns conferring to said second fabric an elongation under 50N in a vertical direction of E2, and said transition part comprising a third fabric made of a third arrangement of yarns, said third arrangement of yarns conferring to said third fabric an elongation under 50N in a vertical direction of E3, wherein E1 is greater than E2, d) suturing the lower edge of the reinforcement part to the chest wall, e) fixing said fixation part to said pectoral muscle, and f) closing the incision. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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15. A method for implanting a prosthesis for supporting a breast structure comprising:
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a) making an incision in an area of an infra-mammary fold, b) optionally, positioning a breast implant between a chest wall and a pectoral muscle, c) positioning a prosthesis including a reinforcement part, a fixation part, and a transition part connecting together said reinforcement part and said fixation part, so that a curve-shaped lower portion of the breast tissue or breast implant is received in said reinforcement part, with a lower edge of said reinforcement part facing a chest wall, and an upper area of said fixation part facing a pectoral muscle, wherein said fixation part comprises a lower edge from which extends vertically and in an upper direction one or more arms intended to be fixed to the pectoral muscle, d) suturing the lower edge of the reinforcement part to the chest wall, e) fixing said fixation part to said pectoral muscle, and f) closing the incision. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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