Internally configured prosthesis
First Claim
1. An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising:
- (a) a soft, flexible outer membrane having front, rear, and side portions forming an enclosure for receiving filler material;
(b) a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material within said outer membrane to support said outer membrane and provide an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis;
(c) an internal structure within said outer membrane for supporting said outer membrane and cooperating with said soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material to support said outer membrane and providing an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; and
(d) said internal structure having at least one first baffle extending between and connected to said front and rear portions, and at least one second baffle connected to said side portion, said at least one first and second baffles having at least one weephole and wherein said internal structure further has louvers attached to the interior of said outer membrane and to said first and second baffles, whereby said first and second baffles are disposed generally perpendicular to each other, said first baffle being connected with said second baffles thereby forming compartments in said enclosure.
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Abstract
An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising: a soft, flexible outer membrane forming an enclosure for receiving a filler material; an enhanced, undulating, random sculptured, irregular, substantially smooth surface of peaks, valleys, slopes and terraces without interstices disposed over at least a portion of said outer membrane; an internal structure within said membrane for supporting said outer membrane and providing an enhanced, life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; and a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material received within said outer membrane and cooperating with said internal structure to support said outer membrane.
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Citations
37 Claims
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1. An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising:
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(a) a soft, flexible outer membrane having front, rear, and side portions forming an enclosure for receiving filler material; (b) a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material within said outer membrane to support said outer membrane and provide an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; (c) an internal structure within said outer membrane for supporting said outer membrane and cooperating with said soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material to support said outer membrane and providing an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; and (d) said internal structure having at least one first baffle extending between and connected to said front and rear portions, and at least one second baffle connected to said side portion, said at least one first and second baffles having at least one weephole and wherein said internal structure further has louvers attached to the interior of said outer membrane and to said first and second baffles, whereby said first and second baffles are disposed generally perpendicular to each other, said first baffle being connected with said second baffles thereby forming compartments in said enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 22, 23)
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6. An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising:
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(a) a soft, flexible outer membrane having front, rear, and side portions forming an enclosure for receiving a filler material; (b) a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material received within said outer membrane to support said outer membrane and provide an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; (c) an internal structure within said outer membrane for supporting said outer membrane and cooperating with said soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material to support said outer membrane and providing an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; (d) said internal structure having at least one first baffle extending between and connected to said front and rear portions, and at least one second baffle connected to said side portion, whereby said first and second baffles are disposed generally perpendicular to each other, said first baffle being connected with said second baffle thereby forming compartments in said enclosure; and (e) said first and second baffles of said internal structure further having weep holes therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 25, 35)
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11. An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising:
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(a) a soft, flexible outer membrane having front, rear, and side portions forming an enclosure for receiving a filler material; (b) a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material within said outer membrane; (c) an internal structure within said outer membrane for supporting said outer membrane and cooperating with said soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material to support said outer membrane and providing an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; (d) said internal structure having at least one first baffle extending between and connected to said front and rear portions, and at least one second baffle connected to said side portion, whereby said first and second baffles are disposed generally perpendicular to each other, said first baffle being connected with said second baffle thereby forming compartments in said enclosure; and (e) said internal structure further having louvers attached to the interior of said outer membrane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 36, 37)
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16. An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising:
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(a) a soft, flexible outer membrane having front, rear, and side portions forming an enclosure for receiving a filler material; (b) a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material within said outer membrane to support said outer membrane and provide an enhanced life-like look and feel to the prosthesis, said filler material is selected from the group consisting of sponge rubber, foam rubber, silicone beads, and silicone fibers in fluid suspension; (c) an internal structure within said membrane for supporting said outer membrane and cooperating with said soft, partially deformable, elastic filler material to support said outer membrane and providing an enhanced, life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; and (d) said internal structure having at least one first baffle extending between and connected to said front and rear portions, and at least one second baffle connected to said side portion, said at least one first baffle being connected with said at least one second baffle thereby forming compartments in said internal structure, said at least one first and second baffles further having at least one weephole therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. An improved mammary prosthesis for implantation in humans comprising:
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(a) a soft, flexible outer membrane having front, rear, and side portions forming an enclosure for receiving a filler material; (b) an internal structure within said membrane for supporting said outer membrane and providing an enhanced, life-like look and feel to the prosthesis; (c) a soft, partially-deformable, elastic filler material received within said outer membrane and cooperating with said internal structure to support said outer membrane; (d) said internal structure having at least one first baffle extending between and connected to said front and rear portions, and at least one second baffle connected to said side portion, whereby said first and second baffles are disposed generally perpendicular to each other, said first baffle being connected with said second baffle thereby forming compartments in said enclosure; (e) said internal structure further having louvers attached to the interior of said outer membrane and to said first and second baffles; and (f) said first and second baffles of said internal structure further having weep holes therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 33, 34)
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Specification