Biocompatible structures and compositions
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1. A breast implant comprising:
- a fillable or inflatable elastomeric shell having an internal surface and an external surface; and
a foam bonded to the external surface of the shell, the foam being substantially pure silicone in the form of a network of interconnected silicone microspheres wherein interconnections between microspheres are formed by a phase inversion emulsion process;
the foam having a pore size of 400 μ
m to 550 μ
m and an interconnection size of 150 μ
m to 300 μ
m.
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Abstract
Described herein are material compositions including various textures which when implanted in a mammal encourage an optimal biological response.
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1. A breast implant comprising:
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a fillable or inflatable elastomeric shell having an internal surface and an external surface; and a foam bonded to the external surface of the shell, the foam being substantially pure silicone in the form of a network of interconnected silicone microspheres wherein interconnections between microspheres are formed by a phase inversion emulsion process; the foam having a pore size of 400 μ
m to 550 μ
m and an interconnection size of 150 μ
m to 300 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A soft tissue implant comprising:
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a fillable or inflatable elastomeric shell having an internal surface and an external surface; and a foam bonded to the external surface of the shell, the foam being substantially pure silicone in the form of a network of interconnected silicone microspheres wherein interconnections between microspheres are formed by a phase inversion emulsion process; the foam having a pore size of 400 μ
m to 550 μ
m and an interconnection size of 150 μ
m to 300 μ
m.
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Current AssigneeAllergan, Inc. (Canada) (Abbvie Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeAllergan, Inc. (Canada) (Abbvie Incorporated)
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InventorsVan Epps, Dennis E., Goraltchouk, Alexei, Ren, Cindy D., Thompson, Jordan M.
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Primary Examiner(s)IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL
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Application NumberUS13/021,615Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,614 DaysField of Search623 139- 14, 623 7- 8, 623/23.51, 623/23.55, 623/23.58, 623 236- 2363, 623/23.66, 623/23.7, 623 2372- 2374, 521/65US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesA61F 2/12 Mammary prostheses and impl...A61L 2430/04 for mammary reconstructionA61L 27/34 Macromolecular materialsA61L 27/56 Porous materials, e.g. foam...C08L 83/04 PolysiloxanesY10T 428/26 Web or sheet containing str...Y10T 428/269 including synthetic resin o...
