Tissue marking implant
First Claim
1. An implant for marking an area within a surgically formed cavity of a living body, comprising a matrix material and a marking material, the matrix material configured to be elastically compressible and formable to fit the shape and size of the surgically formed cavity in the living body, and configured to fill the cavity and support tissue surrounding the cavity and to allow in-growth of fibrous tissue into and replace at least a portion of the matrix material.
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Abstract
An implant for marking an area within a living body includes a matrix material and a marking material. The implant is formable to fit the shape and size of a cavity in the human body. The implant is configured to support tissue surrounding the cavity and to allow in-growth of fibrous tissue into and replace at least a portion of the matrix material.
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19 Claims
- 1. An implant for marking an area within a surgically formed cavity of a living body, comprising a matrix material and a marking material, the matrix material configured to be elastically compressible and formable to fit the shape and size of the surgically formed cavity in the living body, and configured to fill the cavity and support tissue surrounding the cavity and to allow in-growth of fibrous tissue into and replace at least a portion of the matrix material.
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11. An implant for insertion into a cavity of a living body, comprising:
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a matrix material formable to fit the shape and size of the cavity in the living body, configured to fill the cavity and support tissue surrounding the cavity, the matrix material having an outer shell containing both biosorbable material and nonabsorbable material, wherein the outer shell is configured to form a skeletal outer shell after a resorption of the biosorbable material; and a marking material coupled to the matrix material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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