Patent ID: 8936636
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical prosthesis configured as a breast implant, comprising: an outer shell; at least one first gel filling; and at least one second gel filling, wherein said at least one first gel filling has a softer consistency than said at least one second gel filling, wherein said at least one first gel filling extends predominantly along a posterior part of the prosthesis, and wherein said at least one second gel filling extends predominantly along a superior portion of an anterior surface of the prosthesis without extending along the entirety of the anterior surface of the prosthesis, wherein said at least one first gel filling and said at least one second gel filling have a common contact area by which they are directly bonded to each other, wherein said at least one first gel filling or said at least one second gel filling is bonded to a material forming the outer shell of the prosthesis, wherein the anterior surface has a point of maximum projection as measured from the posterior part of the prosthesis, and wherein said at least one second gel filling extends along the anterior surface of the prosthesis from the superior portion thereof towards an inferior portion to substantially the point of maximum projection.