Breast implant fill device

• US 7,762,982 B1
• Filed: 12/27/2004
• Issued: 07/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Darshan Shah
• Original Assignee: Darshan Shah
• Inventors: Shah, Darshan
• Primary Examiner(s): Sirmons; Kevin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anderson; Michael J
• Application Number:
  US11/023,245
• Time in Patent Office: 2,038 Days
• Field of Search: 604/96.01, 604 65- 67, 604/131, 623/7, 623/8
• US Class Current: 604/96.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/12 Mammary prostheses and implants
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A system for pumping a fluid into an object for insertion into the human body comprising a housing having a pump chamber with means for pumping said fluid therein. A source of fluid is connected to the pumping means and a value is connected to the pumping mechanism and the object. The housing includes means connected to the pumping means for entering an amount of the fluid to be pumped thereby. Upon entering a desired amount of fluid in the entering means, the pumping means causes an amount of the fluid equal to the entered amount to be pumped through the pump chamber and further through the valve to fill the object with the desired amount of fluid.

Claims

1. A system for pumping a fluid into a body implant comprising:

a) a housing having a pump chamber containing a pump for pumping said fluid;

b) a source of fluid connected to said pump;

c) a valve connected between said pump and said implant through which said fluid flows;

d) said housing having a digital readout display and a keypad for selecting and displaying a volume of fluid to be delivered by said pump though said valve to said implant;

e) said valve containing a monitoring mechanism for sensing the amount of fluid flowing through said valve, said display showing said amount of fluid;

f) wherein said source, said pump and said valve are connected via a tube;

g) wherein said pump is selected from the group consisting of a peristaltic pump and a cardiac pump;

h) wherein said keypad comprises a numerical keypad and a plurality of directional buttons for entering and changing the selected volume;

i) said valve has a port for receiving a syringe for adding or removing fluid from said implant; and

j) wherein said pump is a bi-directional pump.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said peristaltic pump comprises a circular center member having a plurality of arms extending peripherally therearound, each of said plurality of arms includes at least one roller positioned thereon and further comprising a tube retainer have at least one roller positioned thereon, wherein said plurality of arms rotates about said center member and said rollers pinch said tube therebetween and cause said fluid to be moved along a length thereof.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said monitoring mechanism, upon determining that an amount of said fluid received by said implant is greater than said selected volume, causes said pump to operate in an opposite direction thereby removing an amount of said fluid equal to the difference between a received amount and said selected volume desired amount.

4. The system as recited in claim 3, further comprising an alert mechanism for at least one of audibly and visually alerting a user that said received amount of fluid is greater than said selected volume of fluid.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein said implant is at least one of a breast implant, pectoral implant and a calf implant.

6. A system for pumping a fluid into a pair of breast implants comprising:

a) a housing having a pump chamber containing a pump for pumping said fluid;

b) a source of fluid connected to said pump;

c) a three-way valve having an inlet connected to said pump and a pair of outlets connected to each of said implants, respectively;

d) said housing have a digital readout display and a keypad for selecting and displaying a volume of fluid to be delivered by said pump through said valve to each of said implants;

e) said valve containing a monitoring mechanism for sensing the amounts of fluid flowing through said valve to each of said implants, said display showing said amounts of fluid;

f) the inlet to said valve having a port to receive a syringe for adding and removing fluid from said implants; and

g) said keypad comprising a numerical keypad, a plurality of directional buttons for entering and changing selected volumes, a reverse button for withdrawing fluid from an implant, and first and second buttons for selecting the implant for delivery of fluid.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, having a vent in said pump chamber for discharging fluid.