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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Senorx, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventor:
John D. Corbitt, Jr., Lake Worth, FL (US);
Assignee:
SenoRx, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2013.01); A61F 2/0059 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/36 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3908 (2016.02); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis includes an outer capsule that is made of biosorbable material. An inner capsule is encapsulated by the outer capsule. A layer of fluid is interposed between the outer capsule and the inner capsule. In one implementation, the inner capsule surrounds autologous fluids or saline. Also, the layer of fluid interposed between the outer capsule and the inner capsule may comprise autologous fluids or saline.