Patent ID: 8562677

Claim:
A shell for an implantable prosthesis formed by: a) providing a mandrel; b) applying a silicone dispersion coating having a varying thickness and a concentration of silicone to solvent of greater than 20 percent to the mandrel by spraying the silicone dispersion at a pressure of less than 20 psi; c) allowing evaporation of at least a portion of the solvent in the coating silicone dispersion; d) repeating steps b) and c) until a silicone shell is formed having a thickness of approximately 0.009+/−0.003 inches on an anterior and posterior face of the shell, and a thickness of approximately 0.024+/−0.003 inches at the perimeter interface where the anterior and posterior faces meet; e) at least partially curing the silicone shell; and f) removing the silicone shell from the mandrel.