Supple implantable prosthesis used in surgery for increasing the volume of or reconstructing soft tissue, notably a breast prosthesis, and its method of manufacture

摘要

The breast prosthesis has a bag 1 made of a silicone polymer fitted with a closure disc 2 which is head sealed onto it. The bag 1 contains silicone polymer balls 3 of 2 mm diameter and which fill to the whole bag 1 whilst being in contact with one another and forming interstices 4 between them filled with physiological saline solution.