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Filling device for use in manufacturing of gel filled prostheses

  • US 6,039,091 A
  • Filed: 08/03/1998
  • Issued: 03/21/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Prosthesis filling apparatus comprising:

  • a cannula having first and second ports for insertion through a fill port on a prosthesis shell to provide communication with an interior of the prosthesis shell through the first and second ports;

    a source of filling material;

    a low shear pump coupled to the source of filling material;

    a first flexible hose coupled between the low shear pump and the first port on the cannula;

    a vacuum source;

    a second flexible hose coupled between the vacuum pump and the second port on the cannula;

    a weight measuring scale;

    the cannula being positioned on the scale so that the scale will respond to the change in weight of a prosthesis, the fill port of which is penetrated by the cannula, the first and second flexible hoses being configured to not interfere with the free operation of the scale.

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