FR2773704A3 - Inflatable surgical breast implant - Google Patents

Abstract

The breast implant has a flexible elastic envelope (2) filled with a bio-compatible liquid (3). A thickened area (4) of compressible material is positioned to allow filling of the implant with a syringe. A thermo-formed ring (5) extends from the envelope for anchoring.

Description

The present invention relates to a device adapted for a breast prosthesis and becomes an inflatable prosthesis.

Said prosthesis consists of a flexible, extensible and waterproof envelope (ss) which is filled with liquid (E) which is non-toxic to the organism in the event of a leak.

Said envelope (i) is reinforced on one side by an area of approximately 1 cm thick, variable and then molded into the mass of the envelope ~ 27
The device according to the invention makes it possible to increase the volume of the prosthesis by infiltrating an additional product or air using a standard hypodermic syringe.

 The principle consists in passing through the zone) 4) in order to avoid bursting the envelope.

For this, the zone 4 is rubberized or composed of a non-toxic material but of high density at compression, this so that the zone (3) encloses the needle during its passage without allowing any leakage.

Similarly to the withdrawal, the structure of this zone (3) will close by force on the small holes left by the passage of the micro fine needle.

The said zone) resembles the rubberized or encapsulated caps situated on the bottles of medical products, from which a withdrawal or mixing is practiced. No other toxic particles must enter and the whole must remain watertight so that it can be used for multiple uses.

 The principle is therefore the same on the prosthesis, it must be able to infiltrate several times without risk of contamination but above all without risk of seeing the excess of product appear which aims to dilate the volume following a simple intervention.

 As a reminder, the latest breast implant techniques are done from a flesh opening under the armpits in order to slide the prosthesis pocket up to under the breast.

For a person with a small chest, sometimes even see non-existent, we can not put an implant too large, because it could crack the skin by creating many stretch marks.

In this case, the patient would be forced to undergo several interventions until the desired volume is obtained.

 This new inflatable prosthesis Q therefore avoids several operations and anesthesia as well as painful scars.

Indeed, following the adaptation of the skin, it would suffice to gradually swell the whole in order to avoid stretch marks.

The device obviously allowing to decrease the volume for various reasons by practicing the opposite operation.

A thermoformed ring) is part of the envelope and allows the area X to be flexibly held near the location chosen for product transfers.

FIG. 1

Claims (2)

 1) Device for increasing the volume of an inflatable breast prosthesis, characterized in that it comprises a zone 4 molded in the mass of the envelope Q of the breast prosthesis Q whose thickness and material will allow the passage of a standard needle without creating leaks in zone 4.  2) Device according to claim 1 comprising a thermoformed ring (ss) at the area (i) to flexibly hold the prosthesis.