SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT DELIVERY

摘要

A tapered sleeve is provided that includes a hydrophilic coating on an inner surface. In use, the device is typically removed from sterile packaging and soaked to activate the lubricous properties of the coating. An implant (e.g., a pre-filled silicon breast implant) is introduced into a large end of the sleeve and extruded into a surgical pocket of minimal access incision size through a small-sized end of the device.

主权项

1. A method of inserting a pre-filled prosthesis into a surgical pocket with a tapered sleeve having a length and defining proximal and distal openings, the method comprising:
fitting the sleeve into a basin in a compacted state, the basin at least partially filled with fluid; soaking the sleeve in the fluid to activate a lubricous coating adhered to an inner surface of the sleeve; removing the sleeve from the basin; inserting the prosthesis into the sleeve through the proximal opening; introducing the sleeve into the surgical pocket; and manipulating the sleeve to conform to a shape of the prosthesis and apply pressure to direct the prosthesis along the length of the sleeve toward the distal opening, out of the distal opening and into the surgical pocket.