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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kaustubh S. Chitre, Goleta, CA (US);
Nicholas Manesis, Escondido, CA (US);
Nikhil S. Trilokekar, Goleta, CA (US);
Dustin Leslie, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David J. Schuessler, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2013.01); A61B 90/02 (2016.02); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laminate useful as a component of a medical implant, for example, useful as a component of an inflatable tissue expander. The laminate includes a base layer, an intermediate layer, and a top layer. When used as a component of a tissue expander, the laminate enables an internal chamber pressure of about 2.5 psi with an expander exterior compressive force of about 40 lbs.