Patent ID: 11864952
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the medical device further comprises:
an insertion apparatus having at least one insertion member and a handle,
wherein the at least one insertion member is configured to pierce the membrane-covered port and the port disposed at the second longitudinal end of the substantially hollowed core, under guidance of the handle, to enter the inner space of the substantially hollowed core;

a shell that substantially encases the balloon when the balloon is in a deflated state, the shell including:
a first longitudinal end corresponding to the first longitudinal end of the balloon,
a second longitudinal end corresponding to the second longitudinal end of the balloon, and
at least one tab disposed at the second longitudinal end of the shell,
wherein the first longitudinal end of the balloon is covered by the shell, and
wherein the shell can be separated into a first half and a second half longitudinally; and

at least one hole configured as a conduit between the inner space of the balloon and the inner space of the substantially hollowed core,
wherein the membrane-covered port is configured to receive an injection member,
wherein the inner space of the substantially hollowed core is configured to receive the gas and/or the liquid through the injection member, and
wherein the method further comprises:
inserting the at least one insertion member into the balloon of the medical device via the membrane-covered port that is exposed from the shell;
making a minimal-length incision just enough to insert the medical device into the breast tissue;
inserting the medical device into the breast tissue of the patient by operating the handle of the insertion apparatus;
separating the shell into the first half and the second half;
removing the first half and the second half of the shell from the breast tissue;
removing the insertion apparatus from the medical device;
suturing the incision, leaving the balloon inside the breast tissue;
inserting the at least one insertion member or an injection member into the membrane-covered port such that the at least one insertion member or the injection member connects with the inner space of the substantially hollowed core; and
injecting the gas and/or the liquid through the at least one insertion member or an injection member into the inner space of the substantially hollowed core,

wherein the gas or the liquid is provided from an external source.