Breast implant with low coefficient of friction between internal shells in an aqueous fluid environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8556968
APP PUB NO 20130116784A1
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13292303

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A fluid-filled surgically-implantable prosthetic device encloses one or more non-enclosing fitted shells arranged adjacent to and in a graduated relation to each other. The invention relates specifically to implantable breast prostheses with a low coefficient of friction between two or more interacting elastomeric shells in an aqueous fluid environment, without the addition of a lubricating agent to the fluid.

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PARADIGM MEDICAL LLC8400 BELLEVIEW DRIVE SUITE 125 PLANO TX 75024

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Back, Dwight D Irving, US 24 497
Hamas, Robert S Dallas, US 12 520
Yacoub, Kevin Los Olivos, US 8 47

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