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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Keller Medical, Inc., Stuart, FL (US);
Inventor:
Howard E. Preissman, Stuart, FL (US);
Assignee:
KELLER MEDICAL, INC., Stuart, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2006.01); C09J 5/04 (2006.01); C09J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2013.01); C09J 5/00 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tapered sleeve is provided that includes a hydrophilic coating on an inner surface. In use, the device is typically removed from sterile packaging and soaked to activate the lubricous properties of the coating. An implant (e.g., a pre-filled silicon breast implant) is introduced into a large end of the sleeve and extruded into a surgical pocket of minimal access incision size through a small-sized end of the device.