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INFLATABLE PROSTHESIS

  • US 3,600,718 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1969
  • Issued: 08/24/1971
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1969
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an inflatable prosthetic device for replacing a body part or supplementing a body contour comprising a collapsible closed shell and a filling stem for introducing fluids into said shell, the improvement which comprises:

  • said filling stem having at least one exit port therein and being mounted in a manner such that it is freely slideable into and out of the volume bounded by said shell to position said exit port in communication with said shell volume and a body of viscous jellylike material affixed to said shell and surrounding said filling stem at the point where said stem passes through the shell wall into the volume bounded by said shell whereby said viscous material flows to seal at least the exit port when the stem is withdrawn to the point where the exit port is surrounded by said viscous material.

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