The invention relates to a method for draining a medical device (1) adapted to be implanted in a human or animal body, said medical device comprising a housing (11) that encloses a fluid reservoir (13), and a fluid outlet (12) that forms a fluid connection between the reservoir and a volume outside the housing, the method involving: —providing the device in packaging comprising a tank (2), the housing being held in the tank in a position in which the reservoir is located between the bottom of the tank and the fluid outlet; —filling the tank (2) with a biocompatible fluid such that a zone of the packaging which lies outside the medical device and is in fluid connection with the fluid outlet of the tank is immersed in the fluid; —draining the medical device and filling the reservoir (13) with the biocompatible fluid.

The present invention relates to an integrated radial silicone-filled cell-structured for human body implant and manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, in a human body implant, to an integrated radial silicone-filled cell-structured human body implant comprising: a first silicone-filled cell including a silicone filling material, in which the silicone filling material is formed in the center of the implant; and a second silicone-filled cell surrounding an outer surface of the first silicone-filled cell, being formed radially around the center of the implant, and including a silicone filling material formed with a cross-linking density different from a silicone cross-linking density of the first silicone-filled cell.

A mesh for repair/prevention of a parastomal hernia during ostomy treatment is disclosed. More specifically, a pre-molded mesh having a unique shape to provide support to the abdominal wall adjacent a stoma formed during an ostomy procedure to prevent/repair formation of a parastomal hernia is disclosed which also provides a clearance channel through which the bowel can pass in a manner that prevents collapse or obstruction of the exposed segment of the bowel.

Porous implantable devices for housing one or more therapeutic agents are disclosed herein. The implantable devices include a porous outer wall defining an interia or void. The interior void houses a carrier material carrying a first therapeutic agent. The implantable devices are made by patterning at least a portion of a polymerizable substrate into a polymerized three-dimensional porous outer wall surrounding an interior void. This can be achieved by two-photon polymerization techniques. A first therapeutic agent is then added to the interior void, which is then sealed. Methods of treating diseases using the implantable devices are disclosed herein. The methods include implanting the implantable device at a target area and locally releasing a therapeutically effective dosage of a first therapeutic agent from the interior void. The implantable devices can also be used in methods of screening potentially therapeutic agents for desired biological responses.

A bone material dispensing device is provided. The bone material dispensing device comprises a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. The proximal end has a first opening and the distal end has a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a plunger. A tubular member is provided that is pivotably connected to the housing and is configured for lateral movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing. The tubular member comprises a proximal opening, a distal opening and a channel disposed therebetween. The proximal opening, the distal opening and the channel of the tubular member are configured to receive at least the portion of the plunger. The tubular member is movable in a first position to align the proximal opening of the tubular member with the second opening of the housing to allow the tubular member to receive at least the portion of the plunger to dispense the bone material. A method of implanting bone material with the bone material dispensing device is also provided.

A method of attaching a surgical suture inside of a pelvis includes moving an anchor deployment component relative to the anchor delivery component, pushing an anchor out of the anchor delivery component and into tissue inside of the pelvis, and engaging anchor with the tissue inside of the pelvis.

Embodiments herein relate to an implant for insertion into a patient. The implant comprises a plurality of unit cells arranged to form a three-dimensional lattice structure, the three-dimensional structure comprising a resting volume of the implant. The plurality of unit cells are arranged to form a porous network of the three-dimensional structure, and wherein the three-dimensional structure is a reversibly compressible three-dimensional structure, wherein a bulk porosity of the three-dimensional structure of the implant is at least 50%. Also disclosed is a method of tissue reconstruction or tissue augmentation. The method comprises implanting into the body of a subject an implant of the disclosure.

The particle (1) is suitable for the manufacture of an implantable soft tissue engineering material and comprises: a three-dimensionally warped and branched sheet (2) where (i) the three-dimensionally warped and branched sheet (2) is made from a biocompatible material having a Young's modulus of 1 kPa to 1 GPa; (ii) the three-dimensionally warped and branched sheet (2) has an irregular shape which is encompassed in a virtual three-dimensional envelope (3) having a volume V.sub.E; (iii) the three-dimensionally warped and branched sheet (2) has a mean sheet thickness T; iv) the three-dimensionally warped and branched sheet (2) has a volume V.sub.S; (v) the particle (1) has a Young's modulus of 100 Pa to 15 kPa; and (vi) the particle (1) further comprises a number of protrusions where the three-dimensionally warped and branched sheet (2) reaches the envelope (3); (vii) the particle (1) has a number of interconnected channel-type conduits (5) defined by the branching of the sheet (2) and/or by voids in the sheet (2); and (viii) where the conduits (5) have (a) a mean diameter D.sub.C; and (b) an anisotropicity index of 1.01 to 5.00.

A cortical shaft bone fixation apparatus includes a housing having a leading portion and a trailing portion, the leading portion configured to fit within a diameter of an affected cortical shaft bone, the leading portion having first and second sections. The apparatus further includes an expansion mechanism adapted to transition the first and second sections from a first position to a second position, the first and second sections providing an outward force against the inside surface of the cortical shaft bone when the first and second sections transition from the first position to the second position, the trailing portion of the housing abutting a leading end of the affected cortical shaft bone. The trailing portion of the housing includes a pair of angled tapers extending inwardly toward each other to a minimum separation distance at an extreme end of the housing.

The present invention relates to a suturing thread for providing a more efficient lift procedure, and provides a suturing thread for a facelift and a body lift, wherein the suturing thread is made of a polymer material and has a plurality of conical protrusions or a plurality of funneled protrusions formed on an outer circumferential surface of a main thread of the suturing thread.