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

Claim 15:
16. A method for breast tissue expansion of a patient, the method comprising:
implanting a medical device into a breast tissue of the patient,
wherein the medical device comprises:
an expandable balloon to be inserted into the breast tissue, the balloon including:
an inner space,
a first longitudinal end,
a second longitudinal end, and
a membrane-covered port disposed at the second longitudinal end within the inner space of the expandable balloon; and

a substantially hollowed core that is disposed in the inner space of the balloon, the substantially hollowed core including:
an inner space,
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
a port disposed at the second longitudinal end of the substantially hollowed core; and
inflating the balloon with a gas and/or a liquid,
wherein the substantially hollowed core is disposed entirely in the inner space of the balloon such that the balloon is expandable along an entire length of the balloon between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end of the expandable balloon that is in a shape suitable for breast reconstruction,
wherein the inner space of the substantially hollowed core adjacent the first longitudinal end of the substantially hollowed core being an open lumen.