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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Tepha, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Skander Limem, Melrose, MA (US);
Emily Stires, Cambridge, MA (US);
Rebecca Holmes, North Reading, MA (US);
Said Rizk, Windham, NH (US);
Arikha Moses, New York, NY (US);
Fabio Felix, Foxborough, MA (US);
Bruce Van Natta, Westfield, IN (US);
Antonio Fosco, North Reading, MA (US);
David P. Martin, Arlington, MA (US);
Simon F. Williams, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tepha, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
Absorbable implants for breast surgery that conform to the breast parenchyma and surrounding chest wall have been developed. These implants support newly lifted breast parenchyma, and/or a breast implant. The implants have mechanical properties sufficient to support a reconstructed breast, and allow the in-growth of tissue into the implant as it degrades. The implants have a strength retention profile allowing the support of the breast to be transitioned from the implant to regenerated host tissue, without significant loss of support. Three-dimensional implants for use in minimally invasive mastopexy/breast reconstruction procedures are also described, that confer shape to a patient's breast. These implants are self-reinforced, can be temporarily deformed, implanted in a suitably dissected tissue plane, and resume their preformed three-dimensional shape. The implants are preferably made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof. The implants have suture pullout strengths that can resist the mechanical loads exerted on the reconstructed breast.