Patent ID: 11903816
Assignee: TEPHA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of implanting an implant in a breast of a patient, the method comprising: (i) making at least one incision to gain access to the breast tissue of the patient, (ii) separating skin and subcutaneous fascia from the breast mound of the breast, (iii) positioning the implant on the breast mound of the breast so that the nipple areola complex (NAC) protrudes through an opening for the NAC in the implant, and the implant is positioned so that a convex curvature of the implant contacts the lower pole of the breast mound, a straight or slightly concave curvature of the implant contacts the upper pole of the breast mound, and the nipple is angulated in a slightly skyward direction, the implant comprising a plurality of reinforcing pillars radially extending from the aperture to an outer edge of the implant, (iv) securing the implant to the tissue surrounding the breast mound of the breast, and (v) closing the at least one incision in the breast.