US3600718A - Inflatable prosthesis - Google Patents
Inflatable prosthesisInfo
- Publication number
- US3600718A US3600718A US3600718DA US3600718A US 3600718 A US3600718 A US 3600718A US 3600718D A US3600718D A US 3600718DA US 3600718 A US3600718 A US 3600718A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- stem
- shell
- capsule
- exit port
- wall
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
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Classifications
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- 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
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/12—Mammary prostheses and implants
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S128/00—Surgery
- Y10S128/21—Silicone
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/3584—Inflatable article [e.g., tire filling chuck and/or stem]
Abstract
An improved surgically implantable mammary prosthesis comprising an inflatable shell and a filling stem for said shell for introduction of a filling fluid to inflate the shell. At the point of introduction of the stem into the shell, there is provided a capsule of sealing gel through which the stem passes. After implantation and inflation, the stem is withdrawn either wholly or partially and the gel in the capsule seals the stem outlet against leakage of the inflating fluid. The inflation system is also suitable for prostheses other than mammary prostheses.
Claims (6)
1. In an inflatable prosthetic device for replacing a body part or supplementing a body contour comprising a collapsible closed shell and a filling stem for introducing fluids into said shell, the improvement which comprises: said filling stem having at least one exit port therein and being mounted in a manner such that it is freely slideable into and out of the volume bounded by said shell to position said exit port in communication with said shell volume and a body of viscous jellylike material affixed to said shell and surrounding said filling stem at the point where said stem passes through the shell wall into the volume bounded by said shell whereby said viscous material flows to seal at least the exit port when the stem is withdrawn to the point where the exit port is surrounded by said viscous material.
2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said body of viscous material is confined in a capsule having a thin flexible wall which is adhered to the interior surface of said shell surrounding the point of introduction of said stem into the volume bounded by said shell, said stem protruding into said volume beyond the innermost wall of said capsule and being freely slideable with respect thereto.
3. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein fibrous reinforcement is provided on said capsule wall surrounding the point of entry of said stem from said capsule into the volume bounded by said shell.
4. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein the inner termination of said stem is sealed and is provided with a limiting flange to prevent said stem from being pulled completely from said shell; said exit port in said stem being located in the sidewall of said stem and said flange being designed to rest against the wall of said capsule when said stem is withdrawn to its limiting position.
5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said inflatable prosthetic device is a mammary prosthesis.
6. The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein said mammary prosthesis is made from a suitable physiologically inert material adapted for surgical implantation within the human breast.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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US88879569A | 1969-12-29 | 1969-12-29 |
Publications (1)
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US3600718A true US3600718A (en) | 1971-08-24 |
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Family Applications (1)
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US3600718D Expired - Lifetime US3600718A (en) | 1969-12-29 | 1969-12-29 | Inflatable prosthesis |
Country Status (13)
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US (1) | US3600718A (en) |
JP (1) | JPS5116999B1 (en) |
AT (1) | AT309664B (en) |
BE (1) | BE760889A (en) |
DE (1) | DE2062337B2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK129382B (en) |
FR (1) | FR2074344A5 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1286412A (en) |
IT (1) | IT1050122B (en) |
NL (1) | NL147325B (en) |
NO (1) | NO127561B (en) |
SE (1) | SE361817B (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA708689B (en) |
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US3919724A (en) * | 1974-06-07 | 1975-11-18 | Medical Eng Corp | Implantable prosthesis having a self-sealing valve |
US3934274A (en) * | 1974-10-29 | 1976-01-27 | Hartley Jr John H | Deflatable mammary augmentation prosthesis |
US4100627A (en) * | 1976-05-27 | 1978-07-18 | Dow Corning Corporation | Low oiling gel filled flexible articles and gels therefor |
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US4246893A (en) * | 1978-07-05 | 1981-01-27 | Daniel Berson | Inflatable gastric device for treating obesity |
US4253201A (en) * | 1979-05-24 | 1981-03-03 | Ross David A | Prosthesis with self-sealing valve |
US4263682A (en) * | 1978-09-01 | 1981-04-28 | Dow Corning Corporation | Self-sealing valve and fluid fillable article including such a valve |
US4298997A (en) * | 1979-10-23 | 1981-11-10 | Rybka F James | Device for inhibiting the formation of fibrous capsular contractures in silicone breast implants and method |
US4298998A (en) * | 1980-12-08 | 1981-11-10 | Naficy Sadeque S | Breast prosthesis with biologically absorbable outer container |
US4332634A (en) * | 1981-01-14 | 1982-06-01 | Medical Engineering Corporation | Method of preparing a resealable valve |
US4380569A (en) * | 1981-08-03 | 1983-04-19 | Spenco Medical Corporation | Lightweight preformed stable gel structures and method of forming |
US4470160A (en) * | 1980-11-21 | 1984-09-11 | Cavon Joseph F | Cast gel implantable prosthesis |
US4605412A (en) * | 1983-01-20 | 1986-08-12 | Medical Engineering Corp. | Mammary prosthesis having adjustable projection |
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US4650487A (en) * | 1980-10-27 | 1987-03-17 | Memorial Hospital For Cancer And Allied Diseases | Multi-lumen high profile mammary implant |
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US4666447A (en) * | 1985-01-30 | 1987-05-19 | Mentor Corporation | Skin expansion device and method of making the same |
US4734078A (en) * | 1986-08-06 | 1988-03-29 | Moreau James O | Liquid brassiere |
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US4775379A (en) * | 1986-12-30 | 1988-10-04 | Mentor Corporation | Self-sealing valve for fluid fillable article |
US4787905A (en) * | 1987-07-24 | 1988-11-29 | Nearly Me | Gel for breast prosthesis |
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