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

Claim 0:
1. 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, (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, wherein the securing redistributes breast tissue so that the upper pole breast volume is 20-40% of the total breast volume, the lower pole breast volume is 60-80% of the total breast volume, the curvature of the lower pole is convex, and the curvature of the upper pole is slightly concave or straight, and wherein the implant angulates the nipple areolar complex slightly skyward so that the patient's nipple is positioned between 1 and 27 degrees above the nipple meridian reference line.