A61L2430/04

Bioerodible matrix for tissue involvement
10898607 · 2021-01-26 · ·

Disclosed herein are polyurethane polymer matrices with a porosity of from about 20 microns to about 90 microns that are useful in promoting closure and protection of incision sites; supporting the lower pole position of breast implants; and providing a partial or complete covering of breast implants to provide a beneficial interface with host tissue and to reduce the potential for malpositioning or capsular contracture. The disclosed matrices can be seeded with mammalian cells.

Tissue grafts with fenestrations

Fenestrated tissue grafts and acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) for use, for example, in breast reconstruction, are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the improved tissue grafts are used in two-stage tissue expander breast reconstruction. Disclosed embodiments include altered ADMs and other tissue grafts, which comprise strategically placed fenestrations, and methods of making the same. The addition of specific patterns of fenestrations in the graft improve the breast reconstructive experience by increasing intra-operative fill volume and decreasing time to full expansion; such alterations to the graft may also increase cosmetic outcomes and patient comfort. In some embodiments, particular lengths, shapes, and measurements of overlap are used in the fenestration pattern.

Breast implant
10898314 · 2021-01-26 ·

The breast implant of the present invention comprises a first pouch, a plurality of second pouches, and a plurality of third pouches. The first pouch has a first enclosing membrane and a first lumen formed by the first enclosing membrane. The interior of the first lumen includes a dome and a bottom portion corresponding to the dome. Each second pouch has a second enclosing membrane and a second lumen formed by the second enclosing membrane. The second pouches are provided in the first lumen and radiate from the center of the dome. Each third pouch has a third enclosing membrane and a third lumen formed by the third enclosing membrane. The third pouches are provided between the second pouches in the first lumen and are arranged in strings that extend from the center of the dome.

SURGICAL GRAFTS FOR REPLACING THE NIPPLE AND AREOLA OR DAMAGED EPIDERMIS

The present disclosure relates to surgical grafts for replacing nipples and areolas lost to disease or trauma with surgical grafts of decellularized donor nipples and areolas and to placing and recellularizing such grafts. The disclosure further provides methods for decellularizing epidermis. The decellularized epidermis can be used as a protective cover for skin wounds.

GRAFT MATERIALS FOR SURGICAL BREAST PROCEDURES

Graft materials and devices for surgical breast procedures may include a sheet of biocompatible material and a plurality of fenestrations distributed across a portion of the sheet of biocompatible material. The sheet of biocompatible material can have a first axis and a second axis coincident with the sheet of biocompatible material. The sheet of biocompatible material can also have a first edge that intersects the second axis and a second edge that intersects the second axis. The first axis can be orthogonal to the second axis. The plurality of fenestrations can be distributed across a portion of the sheet of biocompatible material closer to the first edge than the second edge. Other apparatuses and methods are disclosed.

HUMAN NIPPLE AREOLAR COMPLEX EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX SCAFFOLD AND METHODS RELATING THERETO
20210015973 · 2021-01-21 · ·

Methods of producing and methods of treatment using a nipple areolar complex extracellular matrix. A method for processing tissue comprises harvesting a human nipple areolar complex tissue, treating the tissue with a stabilizing medium, wherein the medium stabilizes the tissue during transport, decellularizing the tissue, and sterilizing the tissue to form a human nipple areolar complex extracellular matrix scaffold (ECMS). A method of treating an individual with a need for a nipple reconstruction comprises forming an ECMS and applying the ECMS to the individual for nipple areolar regeneration.

Reducing breast implant weight using chemically produced foam filling

A method for manufacturing a breast implant including producing an elastic filler material including foam, by mixing a carbonate with a hydrolyzed silicone. A flexible shell, configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, is filled with the elastic filler material.

Lipofilling with ex-vivo expanded adipose tissue-derived stem cells for cosmetic breast filling or for facial filling and/or rejuvenation
20210000736 · 2021-01-07 · ·

The present invention relates to a composition comprising ex-vivo expanded adipose tissue derived stem cell (ASC) or ex-vivo expanded adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASC) mixed with harvested fat tissue at a ratio of 5,010.sup.42,010.sup.8 ASCs/mL fat; for example 1,010.sup.52,010.sup.7 and the use of ex-vivo expanded adipose tissue-derived stem cells or ex-vivo expanded adipose tissue-derived stem cell enriched fat grafts as an agent for cosmetic breast filling/augmentation or for facial filling/rejuvenation.

IMPERMEABLE INNER SHELL FOR A BREAST IMPLANT
20200405472 · 2020-12-31 ·

An implantable device includes a first sealed flexible shell configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, an elastic filler material contained within the first sealed flexible shell, and a second sealed flexible, inelastic shell, which is disposed within the elastic filler material inside the first sealed flexible shell and is inflated with a volume of gas. The second shell includes a material selected such that an amount of the gas escaping from the second shell does not exceed 10.sup.8 Torr-liter/second when the gas pressure inside the second shell is 250 mbar higher than the gas pressure outside the second shell.

SURGICAL REPAIR GRAFT
20200397949 · 2020-12-24 ·

The apparatuses and methods described herein relates generally to the field of active agent (drug) release from surgical grafts useful for soft tissue reconstruction, regeneration, or repair. More particularly, described herein are surgical grafts for soft tissue repair that include active agent that is released over time while advantageously matching the biomechanical properties of tissue during healing and recovery.