Soft Tissue Implant and Method of Using Same
First Claim
1. A flexible soft tissue implant having a shell with an exterior surface and an interior surface with spaced projecting support structures.
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Abstract
A soft tissue implant for correction of temporalis depressions or hollowing. The implant has a symmetric shape or external configuration, so that the device may be used as either a right or left temporalis implant. The implant may lie under or on top of the remaining temporalis muscle, or in the location formerly occupied by the temporalis muscle, to correct post-craniectomy temporal hollowing. The implant is manufactured from a medical grade, long term implantable silicone polymer material. The implant has a shell which forms the base of the device, with the base having an exterior surface and an interior surface with spaced projecting support structures. The implant is fully flexible or bendable.
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14 Claims
- 1. A flexible soft tissue implant having a shell with an exterior surface and an interior surface with spaced projecting support structures.
- 6. A soft tissue implant having a symmetric flexible shell configuration, the shell having an exterior surface and an interior surface with spaced support structures extending therefrom in a direction away from the shell.
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14. A method of using a silicone soft tissue implant comprising the steps of:
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supplying a symmetrical flexible soft tissue implant having a curved shell with holes therethrough, an exterior surface and an interior surface having spaced support projections extending away from the interior surface for implantation; cutting the edges of the of the soft tissue implant to fit the shape of the location where the implant is to be secured; placing the support projections along the bone and tissue in the location where a temporalis muscle is normally located and the implant is to be secured; and suturing the implant in the location where the implant is to be secured using the holes formed through the shell.
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