Interfaced Medical Implant Assembly
First Claim
1. A medical implant assembly for a host comprising:
- a medical implant having a flexible exterior surface;
a plurality of appendages extending from the exterior surface of the implant; and
wherein at least some of the plurality of appendages are configured to engage a biological interface for use in combination with the implant in the host.
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Abstract
A medical implant assembly and method having a medical implant, e.g. a breast prostheses, attached to a biological interface. The biological interface is comprised of a dermal material with capsular contracture inhibiting properties so that once the medical assembly is inserted into the host, the biological interface, which is intimately coupled to the implant, prevents/reduces capsular contracture formation around the implant. The biological interface comprises a plurality of apertures along its periphery, and attaches to the medical implant by receiving a plurality of attachment flaps or appendages located on the exterior surface of the medical implant within or through the apertures. The attachment of the biological interface is such that the assembly remains intact even where the attachment flaps loosen upon expansion of the implant after insertion into a host, as where the implant is therein injected to a desired dimension.
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24 Claims
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1. A medical implant assembly for a host comprising:
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a medical implant having a flexible exterior surface; a plurality of appendages extending from the exterior surface of the implant; and wherein at least some of the plurality of appendages are configured to engage a biological interface for use in combination with the implant in the host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical implant assembly for a host comprising:
a biological interface, the biological interface comprising dermal material having capsular contracture inhibiting properties, a plurality of apertures in the dermal material, each of the plurality of apertures having a size and shape to engage a medical implant and, when so engaged, to thereby connect the interface to the implant for use in the host. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for reducing capsular contracture associated with a medical implant, comprising:
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providing a plurality of appendages located on an outer surface of the medical implant; attaching a non-bioabsorbable dermal interface material to the medical implant; and positioning the attached dermal interface material and medical implant in an implant recipient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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