Implant device

• US 6,932,840 B1
• Filed: 09/08/2004
• Issued: 08/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Absolute Breast Solutions
• Original Assignee: Absolute Breast Solutions
• Inventors: Bretz, Phillip D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Isabella, David J.
• Application Number:
  US10/935,171
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• Field of Search: 623/7.8, 623/11.11, 623/23.64, 524/800
• US Class Current: 623/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/12 Mammary prostheses and implants

Abstract

A human or animal implant device including a first, inner sealed silicone sheet sac, a second, intermediate sealed silicone sheet sac completely surrounding the first, inner sac, and a third, outer sealed silicone sheet sac completely surrounding the second sac. Each sac has a coating of beeswax on inner and outer walls thereof, and the first, inner sac is filled with a substantially sterile liquid material, preferably of viscosity at least 15 cp. The second, intermediate sac and the third, outer sac are filled with aqueous saline solution.

Claims

1. A human or animal implant device comprising a first, inner sealed silicone sheet sac, a second, intermediate sealed silicone sheet sac completely surrounding the first, inner sac, and a third, outer sealed silicone sheet sac completely surrounding the second sac,

each sac having a coating of beeswax on inner and outer walls thereof,

the first, inner sac being filled with a substantially sterile liquid material, and the second, intermediate sac and the third, outer sac being filled with aqueous saline solution.

2. The implant device of claim 1, wherein the sterile liquid material is selected from the group consisting of ultrafiltered honey, agave and aloe.

3. The implant device of claim 2, wherein the sterile liquid material has a viscosity of at least about 15 cp.

4. The implant device of claim 1, wherein the first, inner sac, the second, intermediate sac and the third, outer sac are not attached, and float freely with respect to each other.

5. The implant device of claim 1, wherein the first, inner sac is attached over a portion of the outer wall thereof to a portion of the inner wall of the second, intermediate sac.

6. The implant device of claim 1, wherein the second, intermediate sac is attached over a portion of the outer wall thereof to a portion of the inner wall of the third, outer sac.

7. The implant device of claim 1, wherein the beeswax coating is melded into the walls of each sac by dipping the silicone sheet into melted beeswax before sac formation.

8. The implant device of claim 1, wherein the beeswax coating on each wall has a thickness of about 0.01–

1 mm.