US 11,672,648 B2
Implants with symmetric shape
Camila Garcia, Alajuela (CR); Solange Vindas, Alajuela (CR); Roberto De Mezerville, Alajuela (CR); and Juan José Chacón Quirós, Alajuela (CR)
Assigned to Establishment Labs S.A., Alajuela (CR)
Filed by ESTABLISHMENT LABS S.A., Alajuela (CR)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,800.
Application 17/733,800 is a continuation of application No. 17/262,325, previously published as PCT/IB2019/056346, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/703,056, filed on Jul. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0257366 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/12 (2013.01) [A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2240/004 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A breast implant formed from a biocompatible material, the breast implant comprising:
an anterior side extending from a first end to a second end and having a first arc-shaped profile, the first arc-shaped profile defining a first projection with a first apex;
a posterior side extending from a first end to a second end and having a second arc-shaped profile, the second arc-shaped profile defining a second projection similar to the first projection with a second apex; and
a dividing plane corresponding to an equator of the breast implant separating the anterior side from the posterior side;
wherein the first apex is closer to the first end of the anterior side than the second end of the anterior side and the second apex is closer to the first end of the posterior side than the second end of the posterior side;
wherein the anterior side and posterior side form a shell, the shell including:
at least one first layer formed from at least one first material; and
a second layer arranged as an innermost layer of the shell formed from a second material;
wherein the at least one first material is different from the second material.