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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Mentor Worldwide Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Hector Javier Toro Estrella, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Mentor Worldwide LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of removing fluid from breast tissue surrounding a tissue expander includes identifying a location of an injection port of a tissue expander, and obtaining a needle including a needle shaft defining a lumen, the needle including a closed tip at the distal end of the needle shaft and at least one lateral opening formed in an outer wall of the needle shaft that is in fluid communication with the lumen. The method includes inserting the closed tip of the needle through skin of the patient, the breast tissue, and the injection port until the closed tip of the needle contacts a needle guard, visually confirming that the at least one lateral opening of the needle is not located outside of the patient's skin, and aspirating fluid from the breast tissue via the at least one lateral opening of the needle.