Implantable prosthetic devices
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1. In an implantable prosthetic device for use in a human body including a flexible container and a soft gel or liquid filling the flexible container;
- the improvement which comprises providing an outer plastic covering made of rough textured silicone and bonded to the flexible container, said outer plastic .[.convering.]. .Iadd.covering .Iaddend.having a rough textured external surface thereby providing a multiplicity of pores and/or interstices .Iadd.to permit tissue ingrowth, .Iaddend.said outer plastic covering encases the flexible container in order to prevent the contraction of scar tissue around the prosthetic device from pulling the prosthetic device into a hard, spherical shape.
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Abstract
An improved implantable prosthetic device for use in the human body which comprises a flexible container having therein a soft gel or fluid filling and an outer plastic covering bonded or otherwise connected to the flexible container. The external surface of the outer plastic covering is rough textured, while the plastic covering itself has numerous pores or interstices. It substantially encases the flexible container. In one embodiment a barrier film is positioned between the flexible container and the outer plastic covering or between the soft gel or liquid filling and the internal of the flexible container. The outer plastic covering is made of Dacron or Teflon.
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1. In an implantable prosthetic device for use in a human body including a flexible container and a soft gel or liquid filling the flexible container;
the improvement which comprises providing an outer plastic covering made of rough textured silicone and bonded to the flexible container, said outer plastic .[.convering.]. .Iadd.covering .Iaddend.having a rough textured external surface thereby providing a multiplicity of pores and/or interstices .Iadd.to permit tissue ingrowth, .Iaddend.said outer plastic covering encases the flexible container in order to prevent the contraction of scar tissue around the prosthetic device from pulling the prosthetic device into a hard, spherical shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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