Patent ID: 8555893

Claim:
A method of using a sleeve to insert a silicone breast implant into a surgical pocket in a breast of a human patient, the sleeve having a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is relatively larger than the second opening, the method comprising: applying a lubricant to an exterior surface of the silicone breast implant; inserting the lubricated silicone breast implant through the first opening and into the sleeve; pre-lubricating the sleeve by: forcing the lubricated silicone breast implant through the second opening; and inserting the silicone breast implant through the first opening and into the sleeve again; after pre-lubricating the sleeve, grasping the silicone breast implant through the sleeve; and applying manual pressure through the sleeve to the silicone breast implant to push the silicone breast implant toward and through the second opening, without direct hand manipulation of the silicone breast implant, until the silicone breast implant is deposited from the second opening into the surgical pocket.