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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Kenneth N. Horne, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sergio Salinas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Stanford, CA (US);
Michael H. Rosenthal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher S. Jones, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joseph Rimsa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kenneth N. Horne, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sergio Salinas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Stanford, CA (US);
Michael H. Rosenthal, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher S. Jones, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joseph Rimsa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
TauTona Group Research and Development Company, L.L.C., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation are described where devices precondition or expand a target nipple tissue to reduce the pressure exerted by the skin on an eventual implant. Generally, the apparatus comprises a mold having a contact surface which is curved in conformance with a breast upon which the mold is positionable, the contact surface having an adhesive for securement upon the breast, and the mold defining a cavity along the contact surface which conforms to a size of a nipple to be formed upon the breast and where the cavity further comprises the adhesive for securement to the nipple. A breast enlargement device comprises a cup larger than the target breast and further defines an inner surface which adheres to the breast when contacted.