GB2257387B - A process for manufacturing a breast prosthesis - Google Patents

A process for manufacturing a breast prosthesis

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Publication number
GB2257387B
GB2257387B GB9114812A GB9114812A GB2257387B GB 2257387 B GB2257387 B GB 2257387B GB 9114812 A GB9114812 A GB 9114812A GB 9114812 A GB9114812 A GB 9114812A GB 2257387 B GB2257387 B GB 2257387B
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Prior art keywords
manufacturing
breast prosthesis
prosthesis
breast
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GB9114812A
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GB2257387A (en
GB9114812D0 (en
Inventor
Benedict Brogan
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EUROMAIL Ltd
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EUROMAIL Ltd
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Priority to GB9114812A priority Critical patent/GB2257387B/en
Priority to BE9100690A priority patent/BE1003149A6/en
Publication of GB9114812D0 publication Critical patent/GB9114812D0/en
Publication of GB2257387A publication Critical patent/GB2257387A/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/52—Mammary prostheses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C31/00—Handling, e.g. feeding of the material to be shaped, storage of plastics material before moulding; Automation, i.e. automated handling lines in plastics processing plants, e.g. using manipulators or robots
    • B29C31/04—Feeding of the material to be moulded, e.g. into a mould cavity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C43/02—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C43/20—Making multilayered or multicoloured articles
    • B29C43/203—Making multilayered articles
    • B29C43/206—Making multilayered articles by pressing the material between two preformed layers, e.g. deformable layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C43/32—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C43/34—Feeding the material to the mould or the compression means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/50—Prostheses not implantable in the body
    • A61F2/5044—Designing or manufacturing processes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2083/00—Use of polymers having silicon, with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon only, in the main chain, as moulding material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
    • B29K2105/24—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped crosslinked or vulcanised
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/753—Medical equipment; Accessories therefor
    • B29L2031/7532—Artificial members, protheses

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
GB9114812A 1991-07-09 1991-07-09 A process for manufacturing a breast prosthesis Expired - Lifetime GB2257387B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9114812A GB2257387B (en) 1991-07-09 1991-07-09 A process for manufacturing a breast prosthesis
BE9100690A BE1003149A6 (en) 1991-07-09 1991-07-23 PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A BREAST PROSTHESIS.

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9114812A GB2257387B (en) 1991-07-09 1991-07-09 A process for manufacturing a breast prosthesis

Publications (3)

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GB9114812D0 GB9114812D0 (en) 1991-08-28
GB2257387A GB2257387A (en) 1993-01-13
GB2257387B true GB2257387B (en) 1995-05-10

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Families Citing this family (6)

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DK144493A (en) * 1993-12-23 1995-06-24 Coloplast As Method of making a foil-wrapped breast prosthesis and molding tool for use in the practice of the method
FR2724556A1 (en) * 1994-09-21 1996-03-22 Medical Silicone Overseas Limi External breast prosthesis mfr. by simplified method
US6039091A (en) * 1998-08-03 2000-03-21 Mentor Corporation Filling device for use in manufacturing of gel filled prostheses
US7699953B2 (en) * 2006-08-29 2010-04-20 Hui-Mei Chen Method for enveloping silicone gel with plastic films and product thereof
US7887655B2 (en) * 2007-09-10 2011-02-15 Hui-Mei Chen Fluid enveloping device and method for enveloping fluid with thin films
GB2453124B (en) * 2007-09-26 2009-09-23 Hui-Mei Chen Fluid enveloping device and method for enveloping fluid with thin films

Citations (6)

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GB1089130A (en) * 1965-02-16 1967-11-01 Kay Mfg Corp Improvements in or relating to molding apparatus and method
GB1211820A (en) * 1968-07-08 1970-11-11 Gen Motors Corp Sun visors for motor vehicles
GB1230710A (en) * 1968-09-28 1971-05-05
US4247351A (en) * 1977-08-18 1981-01-27 Cornelius Rechenberg Process for manufacturing artificial breasts
US4249975A (en) * 1978-08-14 1981-02-10 Cornelius Rechenberg Process of manufacturing artificial breasts
EP0210587A2 (en) * 1985-08-01 1987-02-04 Grammer Sitzsysteme GmbH Method of manufacturing an upholstery element and apparatus for carrying out this method

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1089130A (en) * 1965-02-16 1967-11-01 Kay Mfg Corp Improvements in or relating to molding apparatus and method
GB1211820A (en) * 1968-07-08 1970-11-11 Gen Motors Corp Sun visors for motor vehicles
GB1230710A (en) * 1968-09-28 1971-05-05
US4247351A (en) * 1977-08-18 1981-01-27 Cornelius Rechenberg Process for manufacturing artificial breasts
US4249975A (en) * 1978-08-14 1981-02-10 Cornelius Rechenberg Process of manufacturing artificial breasts
US4249975B1 (en) * 1978-08-14 1988-04-05
EP0210587A2 (en) * 1985-08-01 1987-02-04 Grammer Sitzsysteme GmbH Method of manufacturing an upholstery element and apparatus for carrying out this method

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GB9114812D0 (en) 1991-08-28
BE1003149A6 (en) 1991-12-10

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