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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey E Bark, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medical Engineering Corporation, Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-8 ; 623-7 ;
Abstract
A mammary prosthesis for augmentation mammoplasty is comprised of a shell containing an insoluble, fibrous material which when the shell is inflated with inflating fluid adjusts the feel and appearance of the inflated shell to approximate natural mammary tissue. The shell is sealed except for a valve which can be used to inflate the shell.