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7350538 Method of preventing inadvertent inflation of an inflatable prosthesis  
A pump assembly for a penile implant is provided having a mechanism which prevents spontaneous inflation of the cylinders implanted within the user. The preventative mechanism uses overpressure...
7037343 Stomach prosthesis  
An implantable stomach prosthesis is provided for surgically replacing or augmenting all or part of the antrum and/or pylorus of a stomach. The prosthesis controls the passage of food from the...
6979341 Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions  
An expandable structure made from an elastomer material is preformed to a desired geometry by exposure to heat and pressure. The structure undergoes controlled expansion and further distention in...
6908487 Anti-gastroesophageal reflux valvular prosthesis  
The anti-gastroesophageal reflux valvular prosthesis has a body presenting a seat of substantially semicircular shape engageable with the gastric wall of the stomach connected to the body through...
6666893 Absorbable tissue expander  
A method of reconstructing tissue is provided. The method includes implanting an absorbable tissue expander having a fluid-tight or semipermeable envelope and having a bio-absorbable biocompatible...
6645138 Adjustable implantable genitourinary device  
An implantable medical device and method for adjustably restricting a selected body lumen such as a urethra or ureter of a patient to treat urinary incontinence or ureteral reflux. The device...
6620203 Tissue engineered testicular prosthesis and use thereof  
The present invention provides a tissue engineered testicular prosthesis for implanting within a patient having a scaffold with a biodegradable polymer scaffold having a substantially elliptical...
6533719 Diaphragm based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflatable prosthesis  
A pump assembly for a penile implant is provided having a mechanism which prevents spontaneous inflation of the cylinders implanted within the user. The preventative mechanism uses overpressure...
6475137 Subcutaneous penile implant  
A prosthesis device is designed to be subcutaneously implanted into a penis above the corpus cavernosum and extending from the base of the penis to the glans penis. The prosthesis device contains...
6475136 Hydraulic heartburn and reflux treatment  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus includes an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the esophagus to form a...
6470892 Mechanical heartburn and reflux treatment  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus includes an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the esophagus to form a...
6450946 Food intake restriction with wireless energy transfer  
A food intake restriction apparatus includes an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach or the esophagus to form an upper pouch of the stomach and a restricted...
6432040 Implantable esophageal sphincter apparatus for gastroesophageal reflux disease and method  
An implantable esophageal sphincter apparatus with an adjustable band to be placed at the lower part of the esophagus. The inflation of the band, or sphincter body, can be increased or decreased to...
6387133 Reconstruction implant  
A reconstruction implant ( 10 ) of predetermined shape has a deformable outer envelope ( 12 ) containing a filler liquid ( 15 ) whose viscosity is substantially equal to that of water. The...
6315796 Flexible seamless memory tissue expanding implant  
A flexible, seamless tissue expanding implant with predetermined memory shape to augment tissue for accurate anatomical restoration for alloplastic reconstruction. The implant is a hollow shape...
6187043 Implantable prosthetic device  
An implant and coverings for an implant for use in the human body are disclosed. Coverings for implants are constructed to present a biocompatible surface to the body and to provide a textured...
6162251 Saline implant having single valve with primary and secondary closures  
An implant that includes an envelope, a saline based fill material in the envelope, and a single valve. The envelope is formed by a mandrel dipping process and includes an opening formed by a...
6071309 Segmental breast expander for use in breast reconstruction  
A segmental breast expander apparatus includes an inflatable member defining a lumen and having a least a portion of a wall with a variable elastic limit. The inflatable member is configured for...
6024763 Apparatus and methods for deployment release of intraluminal prostheses  
A delivery catheter for a radially compressible tubular prosthesis comprises an elongate shaft slidably received within a tubular cover. The prosthesis is carried within a plurality of elongate,...
6001124 Oblique-angle graft connectors  
Connectors are provided for attaching flexible tubular grafts to the body organ tubing of a patient at oblique angles. The connector structures may be formed from two elongated members connected by...
5578085 Balloon prosthesis for the lung and methods of making and using same  
A prosthesis is provided to replace an excised lung, comprising a hollow balloon-like structure formed generally in the shape of the lung, a filling tube, and a filling port. This prosthesis...
5571183 Use of starch and starch derivatives as filler material in prostheses  
The present invention relates to a reconstructive prosthesis, for instance a breast prosthesis, comprising a container of a flexible, non-absorbable material, containing a filler material, wherein...
5545221 Apparatus and method for implant prostheses  
An implant prosthesis comprising human adipose tissue, preferably of autologous origin, contained within an impermeable or semi-permeable membrane capable of implantation during reconstructive or...
5496370 Gel-like prosthetic device  
A prosthetic device, such as a mammary, testicular or chin prosthetic device, which includes a sealable envelope. The envelope is adapted to be filled with a fluid filler and is at least partially...
5263981 Implantable penile prosthesis  
A penile prosthesis for alleviating erectile impotency includes a generally tubular enclosure which is implantable within the corpus cavernosum. The tubular enclosure includes a generally...
5171272 Fluid pump for penile prosthesis  
A hand operable, two-component fluid pump for inflating an inflatable penile prosthesis. The pump comprises a high-volume, low-pressure first pump component and at least one low-volume,...
5146933 Implantable prosthetic device and tethered inflation valve for volume  
According to the invention, there is provided an implantable prosthetic device inflatable by a self-contained resealable valve in combination with an external locator for determining the position...
5116371 Prosthesis with improved biocompatibility  
An implantable prosthesis comprises a hydrogel enclosed within a flexible envelope. The hydrogel contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains. It is prepared by copolymerizing a hydrophilic...
5064434 Genitourinary implant  
An apparatus for increasing local tissue volume at an injection site including an expandable containment membrane (4) for being hypodermically implanted into a patient. The containment membrane is...
4597765 Method and apparatus for packaging a fluid containing prosthesis  
A method and apparatus for packaging a fluid containing prosthesis adapted to be implanted in a sterile condition involves filling a closable, permeable fluid containing housing within the...
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