A medical device may include a shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft may include a lumen therein. The medical device may include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the shaft and may include a mode selector. The mode selector may be adapted to transition between a first mode and a second mode of the medical device. The medical device may further include a compressed fluid source. In the first mode, the compressed fluid source may be fluidly coupled with the shaft so as to impart a negative pressure in at least a portion of the lumen. In the second mode, the compressed fluid source may be fluidly coupled with the shaft so as to impart a positive pressure in the at least a portion of the lumen.

The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a breast implant which can have a shell with an opening. A patch can cover the opening. A silicone gel can be disposed within the shell and an RFID transponder can be embedded within the silicone gel, so that the implant can be conveniently identified while inside the human body.

The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a breast implant which can have a shell with an opening. A patch can cover the opening. A silicone gel can be disposed within the shell and an RFID transponder can be embedded within the silicone gel, so that the implant can be conveniently identified while inside the human body.

Embodiments include methods and systems to remotely and electronically enhance measurement accuracy and speed of electronic brassiere fitting data. A method according to an embodiment can include receiving a set of current user brassiere data from a remote user computing device, receiving a set of physiological images from the remote user computing device, and receiving brassiere fitting data from one or more data sources. The method can further include filtering the brassiere fitting data responsive to the set of current user brassiere data, and generating a first brassiere size responsive to filtering the brassiere fitting data. The method can further include modifying the first brassiere size responsive to the set of physiological images, and generating a recommended brassiere size responsive to modifying the first brassiere size.

Embodiments include methods and systems to remotely and electronically enhance measurement accuracy and speed of electronic brassiere fitting data. A method according to an embodiment can include receiving a set of current user brassiere data from a remote user computing device, receiving a set of physiological images from the remote user computing device, and receiving brassiere fitting data from one or more data sources. The method can further include filtering the brassiere fitting data responsive to the set of current user brassiere data, and generating a first brassiere size responsive to filtering the brassiere fitting data. The method can further include modifying the first brassiere size responsive to the set of physiological images, and generating a recommended brassiere size responsive to modifying the first brassiere size.

Expandable absorbable implants have been developed that are suitable for breast reconstruction following mastectomy. The implants can be implanted in the vicinity of a tissue expander, for example, by suturing to the detached edge of the pectoralis major muscle to function as a pectoralis extender, and used to form a sling for a tissue expander. The implants, which permit tissue-ingrowth and slowly degrade, can be expanded in the breast using a tissue expander in order to form a pocket for a permanent breast implant. After expansion, the tissue expander can be removed and replaced with a permanent breast implant. The expandable implants help reduce patient discomfort resulting from tissue expansion, and avoid the need to use allografts or xenografts to create the pocket for the tissue expander. The expandable absorbable implant preferably comprises poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or copolymer thereof.

Expandable absorbable implants have been developed that are suitable for breast reconstruction following mastectomy. The implants can be implanted in the vicinity of a tissue expander, for example, by suturing to the detached edge of the pectoralis major muscle to function as a pectoralis extender, and used to form a sling for a tissue expander. The implants, which permit tissue-ingrowth and slowly degrade, can be expanded in the breast using a tissue expander in order to form a pocket for a permanent breast implant. After expansion, the tissue expander can be removed and replaced with a permanent breast implant. The expandable implants help reduce patient discomfort resulting from tissue expansion, and avoid the need to use allografts or xenografts to create the pocket for the tissue expander. The expandable absorbable implant preferably comprises poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or copolymer thereof.

The present disclosure provides tissue products produced from adipose tissues, as well as methods for producing such tissue products. The tissue products can include acellular tissue matrices for treatment of a breast.

The present disclosure provides tissue products produced from adipose tissues, as well as methods for producing such tissue products. The tissue products can include acellular tissue matrices for treatment of a breast.

A compliant scaffold incorporates a plurality of elongated apertures that form a geometric pattern enabling biaxial expansion or contraction. An elongated aperture has a pair of nodes located on opposing sides of the aperture and between a pair of antinodes located on the extended and opposing ends of the elongated aperture. A geometric pattern may have various geometric shapes, or tiles, between the plurality of apertures. The geometric tiles have a bounded perimeter formed by the plurality of elongated apertures. A substantial portion of the elongated apertures may be configured with the antinodes proximal to one of said pair of nodes of a separate elongated aperture; wherein the antinodes are closer to one of the pair of nodes than to any other antinode. This unique arrangement of the elongated apertures may be formed in biological material in vivo or ex vivo.