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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
David C. Lindh, Sr., Flemington, NJ (US);
Etan S. Chatlynne, Brooklyn, NY (US);
David C. Lindh, Sr., Flemington, NJ (US);
Etan S. Chatlynne, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device for making a seamless, anatomically contoured, prosthetic device for supporting or maintaining the position of mammalian tissue, organ or structure or a replacement thereof, such as a breast implant, includes a support plate, an ironing plate or a clamping plate and a core plate, each of which is made from a thermally conductive material. The support plate and the ironing or clamping plates have openings formed through the thickness thereof. The core plate has a core extending outwardly from a lower surface thereof which is received through the openings in the ironing or clamping plate and the support plate.