Patent ID: 8409279
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A bag for retaining and sterile handling of a breast implant, the bag comprising first and second chambers each having a volume when expanded larger than the volume of the implant, the first chamber having a closable opening for insertion of the implant, the bag further having a channel connecting the chambers where the channel has a diameter smaller than either chamber but large enough to accommodate the implant when the implant is elastically deformed without damaging the implant such that the implant may be manually moved without directly touching the implant from the first chamber through the channel and into the second chamber without adversely affecting the implant, wherein the bag is made of a drug-eluting biodegradable material including at least one drug capable of at least reducing at least one of an infection and capsular contraction.