Supple implantable prosthesis used in surgery for increasing the volume of or reconstructing soft tissue, notably a breast prosthesis, and its method of manufacture
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1. An implantable prosthesis comprising a deformable bag made of a biocompatible material and containing rigid elements forming interstices, the rigid elements having a largest dimension of less than 8 mm, wherein the rigid elements are in contact with one another and are formed to be slidable against one another and substantially completely fill the bag.
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The breast prosthesis has a bag 1 made of a silicone polymer fitted with a closure disc 2 which is head sealed onto it. The bag 1 contains silicone polymer balls 3 of 2 mm diameter and which fill to the whole bag 1 whilst being in contact with one another and forming interstices 4 between them filled with physiological saline solution.
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- 1. An implantable prosthesis comprising a deformable bag made of a biocompatible material and containing rigid elements forming interstices, the rigid elements having a largest dimension of less than 8 mm, wherein the rigid elements are in contact with one another and are formed to be slidable against one another and substantially completely fill the bag.
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