Method of manufacturing breast implants with integrated transponders
First Claim
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1. A method of manufacturing a breast implant having a transponder disposed therein, comprising:
- placing a mold into a silicone material one or more times to form a shell comprising one or more silicone layers;
removing the mold from the shell, wherein the shell has an opening where the mold was removed;
covering the opening with a patch;
after covering the opening, placing the transponder radially inward of the shell through a hole in the patch;
filling the shell with a silicone gel through the hole in the patch such that the transponder is disposed within the silicone gel; and
curing the silicone gel, wherein the transponder is disposed within the cured silicone gel radially inward of the patch.
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Abstract
The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a breast implant with an RFID transponder embedded therein, so that the implant can be conveniently identified while inside the human body, and methods of making the same.
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1. A method of manufacturing a breast implant having a transponder disposed therein, comprising:
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placing a mold into a silicone material one or more times to form a shell comprising one or more silicone layers; removing the mold from the shell, wherein the shell has an opening where the mold was removed; covering the opening with a patch; after covering the opening, placing the transponder radially inward of the shell through a hole in the patch; filling the shell with a silicone gel through the hole in the patch such that the transponder is disposed within the silicone gel; and curing the silicone gel, wherein the transponder is disposed within the cured silicone gel radially inward of the patch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of manufacturing a breast implant, the method comprising:
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preparing a silicone shell defining a cavity, the shell including an aperture; covering the aperture with a patch; introducing a silicone gel into the cavity; introducing a transponder into the cavity, wherein the transponder is movable within the silicone gel relative to the shell, while being in proximity of the patch; and curing the silicone gel with the transponder disposed therein to fix a position of the transponder within the silicone gel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a breast implant, the method comprising:
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preparing a silicone shell defining a cavity, the shell including a hole; placing a transponder into the cavity; covering the hole with a patch; filling the shell with a silicone gel, wherein the transponder is movable within the silicone gel relative to the shell, while being in proximity of the patch; and curing the silicone gel to fix a position of the transponder in the silicone gel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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