Patent ID: 8236054
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable soft tissue prosthesis consisting of a flexible elastomeric silicone shell, said shell having an inner volume and an exterior surface, wherein when said inner volume is filled with an elastomeric silicone tubing that is made from medical grade silicone polymer that is platinum or peroxide cured, said prosthesis being adapted to be surgically implanted in a human breast, the elastomeric silicone tubing and the elastomeric silicone shell being fully cross linked and free of low molecular weight oligomers that are leachable or migratable, spaces within and between the elastomeric silicone tubing or silicone strip being unfilled, said elastomeric silicone tubing having a length and an outside diameter substantially uniform along said length of between about 0.1 or larger, a thickness between about 0.005 and 0.05 inch, and a softness ranging from about 5 D to 50 D.