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Method of manufacturing breast implants with integrated transponders

  • US 9,901,438 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2013
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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