MEDICAL IMPLANTS FOR MARKING SURGICAL SITES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021206948A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:PCT/US2021/024728

    申请日:2021-03-29

    Applicant: TEPHA, INC.

    Abstract: Implantable fiducial marker devices with a predefined shape can deform when stress is applied in vivo, and recover their shape when stress is removed reduce patient discomfort and palpability. The devices can be used to mold irregular tumor resection cavities into a more ideal shape for radiation therapy allowing more accurate treatment. After treatment, the devices resorb eliminating unnecessary testing that occurs when clinicians are unaware of implanted fiducial marker devices. Tissue ingrowth into the devices can also result in improved cosmetic outcomes when the devices are implanted in the breast after a lumpectomy. The devices preferably comprise poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or poly(butylene succinate) or copolymers thereof.

    MULTI-COMPONENT BREAST IMPLANT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2022225798A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:PCT/US2022/024954

    申请日:2022-04-15

    Applicant: TEPHA, INC.

    Abstract: Absorbable implants can be used to create volume and shape in the breast of a patient with regenerated tissue. The implants are transient comprising a reinforced matrix comprising a load bearing absorbable macroporous network with an open pore structure, at least partially filled with one or more degradable hydrogels or water-soluble polymers that degrade progressively, from the surface of the implant towards the core of the implant, and direct tissue ingrowth in the same direction. The hydrogels and water-soluble polymers help prevent fluid accumulation in the implant prior to tissue ingrowth. The macroporous networks are absorbed after tissue ingrowth has occurred, and a load bearing support is no longer necessary. The implants are particularly suitable for use in plastic surgery procedures, for example, to regenerate or augment breast tissue following mastectomy or in mastopexy procedures, and can provide an alternative to the use of permanent breast implants in these procedures.

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