SELF SUPPORTING AND FORMING BREAST IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR FORMING AND SUPPORTING AN IMPLANT IN A HUMAN BODY

• US 20110106249A1
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Techno Investments, LLC
• Original Assignee: Techno Investments, LLC
• Inventors: Becker, Hilton
• Application Number:
  US12/766,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20110106249A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 623/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/12 Mammary prostheses and implants
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A surgical implant namely a tissue expander or adjustable implant having a synthetic mesh loosely attached to the surface. The mesh is elastic in all directions and the implant adjustable or expandable. The expandable implant is filled to an over filled volume into the surrounding tissue until a new capsule forms. At this stage the volume of the implant is reduced leaving the supporting capsule with the mesh at a larger volume. The volume of the implant is then reduced thus rendering a tension free capsule around the implant. The filling tube of the adjustable implant is then removed leaving the adjustable implant in position. Alternatively the tissue expander may be removed and a new implant placed in the expanded tension free pocket.

Claims

1. A self supporting breast implant comprising a generally cone shaped mesh support and a breast implant comprising a synthetic shell, a hollow core and a mass of silicone or saline fluid or gel disposed within said cone shaped support and wherein said cone shaped support includes attachment means for attaching said support to a patient'"'"'s tissue without piercing the said implant.

2. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 1 in which said cone shaped support includes a relatively flat back surface attached to a base of said cone shaped support.

3. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 2 in which said breast implant has a smooth surface enclosed within said mesh support and said mesh is free of the implant in order to allow in-growth of the tissue into the mesh, without adherence to the implant.

4. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 3 in which there is a slight distance between said breast implant and said mesh support.

5. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 3 in which said implant is made of silicone.

6. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 4 in which said implant is a multi-lumen implant round or pear shaped and adjustable in order to expand mesh support to a larger size to that of the implant and then to be reduced in volume.

7. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 5 in which said mesh comprises a lightweight partially absorbable monofilament material or braided synthetic or biological combination material.

8. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 7 in which said mesh consists of about 10-90% polypropolene or other non-absorbable material and 10-90% poliglecaprone or other absorbable material impregnated with an antibiotic material.

9. A method for forming a support for a breast implant comprising the steps of:

providing a breast implant and a mass of surgical mesh;

forming a generally cone shaped mesh support; and

attaching said mesh support to a patient'"'"'s tissue without penetrating the implant.

10. A method for forming and supporting a breast implant, said method consists of the following steps:

providing a silicone breast implant having a silicone elastomer shell including an outer layer of smooth silicone elastomer, a hollow core and a silicone or saline fluid or gel disparsed within said hollow core;

a mass of a light weight partially absorbable flexible monofilament materials;

forming a support member from said monofilament materials and impregnating said support member with an antiobiotic;

placing the breast implant within the cone shaped support member and closing said support member about said implant; and

attaching the support member to a patient'"'"'s tissue without penetrating the implant.

11. A self supporting breast implant for breast augmentation consisting of:

a generally cone shaped mesh support made of about 75% polypropylene and 25% poliglecaprone monofilaments;

a silicone elastomer shell including a smooth outer surface layer of silicone elastomer, a hollow core and silicone or saline fluid or gel dispersed with said hollow core; and

wherein said cone shaped support includes attachment means wherein said attachment means are absorbable hooks fixed to a rear portion of said mesh pouch.

12. A self supporting breast implant comprising an implant having an upper and a lower portion and a generally cup or sling shaped support surrounding and supporting said lower portion of said implant while leaving said upper portion thereof free of said mesh support and wherein said mesh support and is adapted to hold said implant in position with respect to a muscle underlying an incision without piercing said implant and when said mesh support is impregnated with an antiobiotic.

13. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 12 wherein said breast support is susceptible to limited expansion in all directions.

14. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 13 in which said implant has a smooth surface and an expandable and/or reducible volume.

15. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 14 wherein said mesh support is partially absorbable in the human body.

16. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 15 wherein said mesh comprises a light weight partially absorbable monofilament material.

17. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 16 wherein said implant has a smooth surface, is made of silicon and filled with a mass of silicon, saline or gel.

18. A self supporting breast implant according to claim 17 in which said mesh support comprises about 75% wgt. polypropolene and about 25% wgt. poliglecaprone monofilament.

19. A self supporting breast implant consisting of a breast implant having an expandable and reducible smooth synthetic shell, a hollow core and a mass of silicon or saline fluid or gel disposed within said implant and wherein said implant has a generally round or pear shape with an upper and a lower portion and a generally cup of sling shaped mesh support surrounding and supporting said lower portion of said implant while leaving said upper portion thereof free of said mesh support and wherein said mesh support is partially absorbable in a human body and consists of synthetic, non-absorbable, absorbable monofilament, or braided in varying combinations, or combined with biological material and wherein said implant is a tissue expander or an adjustable implant.

20. A method for breast augmentation by implanting a self supporting breast implant in a patient said method including the steps of providing an implant having an upper and a lower portion with a generally cup or sling shape support surrounding and supporting said lower portion of said implant while leaving said upper portion thereof free of said mesh support and wherein said implant is positioned with respect to a muscle underlying an incision without piercing said implant, implanting said implant in a human body and expanding said implant by injecting a mass of fluid or gel into the implant allowing initial encapsulation and reducing the amount of fluid or gel to thereby reduce the size of the implant to thereby provide a soft pliable implant without surrounding tissue capsular contracture.