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[null,"Keller\n8,211,173","Marshall\n4,641,648","Lerdergerber \n5,723,006\n(Twice submitted by Keller)","RICHARD A.  MLADICK,  M.D.,  F.A.C.S. \"No-Touch\"  Submuscular  Saline  Breast  Augmentation  Technique, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 17:183-192, 1993 , New York, NY.","RICHARD A.  MLADICK,  M.D.,  F.A.C.S. SIGNIFICANCE OF Staphylococcus epidermidis CAUSING SUBCLINICAL INFECTION, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:\n15 April 2005 - Volume 115 - Issue 5 - pp 1426-1427, Virginia Beach, VA","RICHARD A.  MLADICK,  M.D.,  F.A.C.S. Prevention of Capsular Contracture, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:\nMay 1999 - Volume 103 - Issue 6 - pp 1773-1774, Virginia Beach, VA\n","THOMAS M. BIGGS, M.D. Prefilled Saline Breast Implants Offer Significant Advantages,  Aesthetic Surgery Journal September 1999 vol. 19 no. 5 424, St Louis, MO.","MITCHEL H. BROWN, M.D.., M.Ed. Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implants in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery,Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:\n1 September 2005 - Volume 116 - Issue 3 - pp 768-779"]
["Priority","2007-12-07","1985-10-27","1998-03-03","1993-01-01","2005-04-15","1999-05-01","1999-09-01","2005-09-01"]
[null,"1. A delivery system for inserting a silicone breast implant","1.  \"A method of inserting a prosthetic breast implant into a body cavity, which comprises: \" COL 3  LINE 7\nA surgical instrument and method for use in inserting\nand positioning prosthesis…   ABSTRACT\n","\"A tool and method for introducing an implant…\" ABSTRACT\n","\"The  implant  is  inserted  carefully,  avoiding  contact  with  the  skin  and  breast  tissue…\" PG 2 PARA 5","\"I have inserted well over 3000 more implants…\" PG 1 PARA 2","\"no-touch saline breast augmentation…\"  PG1  PARA 1","\"saline breast implants\"  PARA 1.","\"Cohesive silicone gel breast implants are composed of a textured silicone elastomer shell and are filled with cohesive silicone gel.\"  PG 1 PARA 1"]
["pocket","into a surgical pocket, comprising:","1.  into a body cavity, which comprises: \" COL 3  LINES 7-8","\"...into a body cavity surgically…\" COL 1, LINE 12","\"After  the  second pocket  is  completed,  the  surgeon  changes  sides again  and  inspects  the  first pocket  for  hemostasis. \nIf  hemostasis is satisfactory,  the  next  step  is  the insertion  of the  implants. \"  PG 2 PARA 4","\"Jamming the implant into the pocket through a small incision…\" PG 2 PARA 2.","\"Blunt dissection of the pocket is helpful...\"  PG  PARA 5","\"I have personally inserted approximately 60 pairs of prefilled implants of varying size and projection, most of which were placed in a subpectoral position.\"  PG 1 PARA 3\n\"not allowing any sponges to enter the implant cavity.\" PG1 PARA 5","\"A subglandular or subpectoral (partial submuscular) pocket is created.\"  PG. PARA 3"]
["implant","a silicone implant; and","\"polyurethane envelope ﬁlled with a silicone gel as mam-\nmary prosthesis…\"  COL 1 LINES 16-17","\"Reconstruction of the human breast involves introducing a ﬁxed or changeable-volume sac-like silicone rubber struc-\nture into a body cavity surgically…\" COL 1, LINES 10-12","\"While  I  used  saline  implants ..\"  PG 3 PARA 3","\"My premise was that contamination of the implant before and during insertion…\" PG 1 PARA 2","\"...inserting a smooth saline implant.\"  PG 3 PARA 1","\"saline breast implants\"  PARA 1","\"...cohesive gel implant...\" PG 12 PARA 2"]
["sleeve, funnel","a tapered, ﬂexible sleeve having an interior extending between a ﬁrst opening and a second opening, the ﬁrst opening sized to receive the silicone implant and being relatively larger than the second opening,","\"... the implant is placed on\ntop of the body portion covered with a polyethylene\nsleeve,…\"  COL 1 LINES 45-47","\"..a ﬂexible tube having a ﬁrst end and a second end..\" CLAIM 1","...a sterile sleeve is placed over the implant. \"  \"RESULTS\", PG 3 PARA 1\n\n\"An  alternative  approach  (now  used  routinely) is to cover the implant with a sleeve before insertion\"  FIG. 4, PG 3.","\"The implant is inserted inside a sterile sleeve...\" PG 1 PARA 3","\"An extremely important point Dr. Becker omitted is that implants should be placed inside a sterile sleeve, so they can be inserted into the pocket without contact with the skin or breast.\"  PG 2 PARA 4",null,"\"Alternatively, an introducer sleeve can be used.\"  PG 6 PARA 2"]
["lub","wherein the silicone implant is in lubricious contact with the interior of the sleeve ","1. (B) \"applying normal saline solution through the handle of the surgical instrument to reduce the frictional forces between the implant, the surgical instrument and human tissue; \"  COL 4  LINES 3-6","\" The preferred ﬂuid 18 for ﬁlling of the expansible chamber 5 is normal saline solution.\"  COL 4 LINES 3-4","The tightly rolled implant is swished around in the Bacitracin solution until the solution becomes foamy and covers the implant (Fig. 3).","\"I have advocated the use of bacitracin for the past 25 years because it allows the implants to slip easily through the sleeve..\" PG 2 PARA  2\n\"So, a word to the wise: if you are going to use a sleeve, use a bacitracin solution.\"  PG 2 PARA 2","\". I agree entirely with keeping the implant covered in a sterile container and soaking it in bacitracin solution.\"  PG 2 PARA 3","\"I currently bathe the implant with saline for lubrication…\"","\"The implant is bathed in a bacitracin and saline solution and then inserted. The bacitracin solution facilitates insertion by lubricating the surface. \"  PG 6 PARA 2"]
[null,"and the sleeve is adapted to be manually manipulated to slide the silicone implant along the interior and through the second opening, ","\"1 (A) guiding the prosthetic into the body cavity…  PG 3  LINES 9-10","\"...can be grasped or otherwise manipulated by the surgeon's ﬁngers during the early “loading phase” during operation of the device. \"  COL 2 LINES 62-64","\"An  alternative  approach  (now  used  routinely) is to cover the implant with a sleeve before insertion.\"  FIG. 4.\n\"...incision  is  too  small  for  noncontact  implant  inser- \ntion, a sterile sleeve is placed over the implant.\"  PG 3, PARA 1.","\"Recently, there was a scarcity of bacitracin, and we ran out of it while we were waiting for a backorder to be filled. We tried soaking the implant in cephalexin, gentamicin, and erythromycin, and had absolutely no success in getting the implants to slip through the sleeve..\" PG 2, PARA 4"]
[null,"wherein a lubrication is present on the interior of the sleeve or the exterior of the implant.","\"the ﬂow of normal saline solution to the body\nportion 12 to reduce frictional forces during the inser-\ntion, …\" COL 2 LINES 14-16","\"In connection with any embodiment of this invention. It may be desirable to include the implant within a sheet of\nslippery material. such as Gore-Tex. for easing insertion of the implant. \"  COL 4  LINES 24-27","\"The tightly rolled implant is swished around in the Bacitracin solution until the solution becomes foamy and covers the implant (Fig. 3).\"  PG 2, PARA 5","\"...we easily slip the implant inside and through the sleeves to pass them into the breast pocket.\"  PG 2 PARA 4",null,"I currently bathe the implant with saline for lubrication, though I have used Betadine (The Purdue Frederick Co., Norwalk, CT) in the\npast without any problems.  PARA 5"]
[null,"2. The delivery system of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is transparent or semi-transparent. transparent or semi-transparent."]
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[null,"3. The delivery system of claim 2, wherein the exterior of the sleeve has indicia for cutting the sleeve to a different dimension."]
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[null,"4. The delivery system of claim 1, wherein the ﬁrst opening is the termination of the sleeve."]
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[null,"5. The delivery system of claim 1, wherein the sleeve has a main body and comprises an elastic tip deﬁning the second opening, the elastic tip being more elastic than the main body."]
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["SUBJECT OF PRIOR ART SEARCH",null,null,"9/22/2015 - NonFinal Action Mailed","11-13-2015 - Response to Non-Final Office Action Entered",null,"02-18-15  Abandoned -- Failure to Pay Issue Fee",null,"Now US 8,211,173","Now 8,206,443","Abandoned 2014","Abandoned 2014","Abondoned 2013","Abondoned 2012"]
["2007-12-07","2207-12-07","2009-04-29","2007-12-07","2007-12-07","2009-04-29","2009-04-29","2012-02-13","2007-12-07"]
[null,"Continuation of '173, Terminal Disclaimer","Continuation of '173","Continuation of '090 a continuation of '173","Continuation of '893 a continuation of '173,  \nAll claims the same as '4236 except 13,15,24,26","Continuation-in-part of application No. 12/387,215 (abondoned 2012)","\nContinuation is Part  No. 12/387,215"]
["Apparatus and process for delivering a silicone prosthesis into a surgical pocket","Apparatus and process for delivering a silicone prosthesis into a surgical pocket","Apparatus and process for delivering a silicone prosthesis into a surgical pocket","Apparatus And Process For Delivering A Silicone Prosthesis Into A Surgical Pocket","Apparatus And Process For Delivering A Silicone Prosthesis Into A Surgical Pocket","Fail-Safe Breast Implant Delivery Device","Fail-Safe Silicone Breast Implant Delivery Device","DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPLANT DELIVERY","Apparatus and process for delivering a silicone prosthesis into a surgical pocket","Fail-Safe Silicone Breast Implant Delivery Device","Silicone Breast Implant Delivery","Silicone Breast Implant Delivery","Silicone Breast Implant Delivery","Silicone Breast Implant Delivery"]
["1. A delivery system for inserting a silicone breast implant","1.  A method of using a sleeve to insert a silicone breast impant","1. A method of using a sleeve to insert a silicone breast implant","13. A breast implant delivery apparatus","13. A breast implant delivery apparatus","1.   An apparatus for inserting a pre-ﬁlled prosthesis","3. (Currently amended) An apparatus for inserting a pre-filled implant ","1, 12, 15.  An apparatus for inserting a pre-filled or silicone prosthesis "]
["into a surgical pocket, comprising:","1. into a surgical pocket in a breast of a human patient","1.  into a surgical pocket in a breast of a human patient,","13.  for inserting a breast implant into a surgical pocket, comprising:","13.  for inserting a breast implant into a surgical pocket, comprising:","1.   into a surgical pocket, the apparatus comprising:","3. into a surgical pocket, the apparatus comprising:","1.  into a surgical pocket, the apparatus comprising:\n12, 15.  into a surgical pocket, the system"]
["a silicone implant; and",null,null,"18, 29: The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nﬁlrther comprising the breast implant.","18, 29: The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nﬁlrther comprising the breast implant.",null,"17.  a pre-filled implant; and"]
["a tapered, ﬂexible sleeve having an interior extending between a ﬁrst opening and a second opening, the ﬁrst opening sized to receive the silicone implant and being relatively larger than the second opening,","1. the sleeve having a ﬁrst opening and a second opening wherein the ﬁrst opening is relatively larger than the second\nopening, the method comprising:","1.  the sleeve having a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is relatively larger than the second opening, the method comprising:\nIND 25  ...wherein the sleeve is tapered…\nIND 28  ...wherein the ﬁrst opening is relatively larger than the second opening, the method comprising:...","13.  ﬂexible sleeve having a proximal opening and a distal\nopening, the proximal opening being sized to receive a\nbreast implant into an interior of the sleeve and being\nlarger than the distal opening\n14,25. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nwherein the ﬂexible sleeve is tapered from the proximal opening to the distal opening.","13.  ﬂexible sleeve having a proximal opening and a distal\nopening, the proximal opening being sized to receive a\nbreast implant into an interior of the sleeve and being\nlarger than the distal opening\n14,25. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nwherein the ﬂexible sleeve is tapered from the proximal opening to the distal opening.","1.  a compactable, tapered sleeve, open at both proximal and distal ends for use,","3; 17.  a compactible and wholly evertible sleeve having a proximal opening and distal\nopening, the proximal opening being larger than the distal opening,","1.  a tapered sleeve, open at a distal end for use, the sleeve comprising expanded heat shrink material adapted to contract upon exposure to autoclave conditions."]
["wherein the silicone implant is in lubricious contact with the interior of the sleeve ","7. The method ofclaim 2, wherein the sleeve is pre-coated with a lubricant.","1.  inserting the silicone breast implant through the first opening of the sleeve such that the silicone breast implant comes into contact with the activated lubricant on the interior of the sleeve","15, 26: The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nwherein the dry lubricant can be activated by the user by being moistened.",null,null,"9. (Previously presented) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein an interior of the sleeve is lubricated.\n13. (Previously presented) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein an interior of the sleeve includes a user-activatable lubricious coating.","4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises lubricant.\n6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein at least one of the sleeves comprises a dry hydrophilic coating adhered along an interface between the sleeves."]
["and the sleeve is adapted to be manually manipulated to slide the silicone implant along the interior and through the second opening, ","1. pre-lubricating the sleeve by:\nforcing the lubricated silicone breast implant through the second opening; and inserting the silicone breast implant through the ﬁrst opening and into the sleeve again","1.  and applying manual pressure through the sleeve to the silicone breast implant to push the silicone breast implant through the second opening and into the surgical pocket.","13.  wherein the ﬂexible sleeve can be manually manipulated to\nforce the breast implant along a length ofthe interior of the ﬂexible sleeve and through the distal opening.","13.  wherein the ﬂexible sleeve is transparent and can be manually manipulated to\nforce the breast implant along a length ofthe interior of the ﬂexible sleeve and through the distal opening.\n24.  wherein the ﬂexible sleeve is semi-transparent and can bemanually manipulated to force the breast implant along a length ofthe interior ofthe ﬂexible sleeve and through the distal opening."]
["wherein a lubrication is present on the interior of the sleeve or the exterior of the implant.","1.  applying a lubricant to an exterior surface of the silicone\nbreast implant;","1.  activating a dry or powdered lubricant on the interior of the sleeve by moistening the dry or powdered lubricant;","13.  wherein the flexible sleeve comprises a dry lubricant on the interior of the flexible sleeve\n30. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 29, wherein a lubricant is present on an exterior of the breast implant.","15. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nwherein the ﬂexible sleeve comprises a lubrication on the interior of the sleeve.\n26. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 24,\nwherein the ﬂexible sleeve comprises a lubrication on the\ninterior of the sleeve.\n30. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 29, wherein a lubricant is present on an exterior of the breast implant."]
["2. The delivery system of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is transparent or semi-transparent. transparent or semi-transparent.","3.  The method ofclaim 2, wherein the sleeve is transparent or semi-transparent.\nIND 13  ... wherein the sleeve is\ntransparent or semi-transparent…","2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 29. The method of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is transparent or semi-transparent.",null,"13.  wherein the ﬂexible sleeve is transparent and can be manually manipulated to force the breast implant along a length ofthe interior of the ﬂexible sleeve and through the distal opening.\n24.  wherein the ﬂexible sleeve is semi-transparent and can be manually manipulated to force the breast implant along a length ofthe interior of the ﬂexible sleeve and through the distal opening."]
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["3. The delivery system of claim 2, wherein the exterior of the sleeve has indicia for cutting the sleeve to a different dimension.","IND 20.  ...wherein a series of indicia are present on the exterior of the sleeve…determining the proper dimension…cutting the sleeve…","IND 17.  ...wherein a series of indicia are present on the exterior of the sleeve…select the size…cutting the sleeve…","17, 28. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13, wherein the ﬂexible sleeve has indicia for cutting the sleeve to a different dimension.","17, 28. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13, wherein the ﬂexible sleeve has indicia for cutting the sleeve to a different dimension."]
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["4. The delivery system of claim 1, wherein the ﬁrst opening is the termination of the sleeve.",null,null,"16, 27. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nwherein the proximal opening is at the termination of the\napparatus.","16, 27. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13,\nwherein the proximal opening is at the termination of the\napparatus."]
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["5. The delivery system of claim 1, wherein the sleeve has a main body and comprises an elastic tip deﬁning the second opening, the elastic tip being more elastic than the main body."]
[null,"IND 2.  the method comprising, closing the first opening…","IND 5: closing the first opening…",null,null,"1.  the sleeve including a feature adapted to tear before damage to the implant occurs when forcing the implant through the distal end for insertion into the surgical pocket.","3.  the sleeve including a feature adapted to tear before damage to the implant occurs when forcing the implant through the distal end for insertion into the surgical pocket; the feature being isolated such that the feature does not extend to the distal and proximal openings ofthe sleeve.\n17.  the sleeve including a feature adapted to tear before damage to the implant occurs\nwhen the implant is forced through the distal end for insertion into a surgical pocket, the feature being isolated such that the feature does not extend to the distal and proximal openings ofthe sleeve."]
[null,"IND 8. ...direct hand manipulation of the silicone breast implant, until approximately half of the silicone breast implant has passed through the second opening, such that the remainder ofthe silicone breast implant ﬂows out of the second opening and is deposited into the surgical pocket without additional manual pressure.","IND 9: ...until approximately half of the silicone breast implant has passed through the second opening, such that the remainder of the silicone\nbreast implant ﬂows out of the second opening and is\ndeposited into the surgical pocket without additional\nmanual pressure."]
[null,"IND 14:  Unclear novelty.","IND 13:  Unclear novelty."]
[null,"IND 26 ...wherein the sleeve comprises a liner, the method comprising:","IND 21 ...wherein the sleeve comprises a liner, the method comprising:","22, 33. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a liner.","22, 33. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a liner."]
[null,"IND 32:   Unclear novelty.","IND 25…"]
[null,null,"IND 28…"]
[null,null,null,null,null,"2. The apparatus ofclaim 1, wherein the feature is provided by constructing the sleeve from rip-stop nylon fabric between about 3/4 to about 11/2 oz weight per sailmaker’s yard.","4. (Original) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the feature is provided by constructing the sleeve from rip-stop nylon fabric between about % to about 1 % oz weight per sailmaker‘s yard."]
[null,null,null,null,null,"3. The apparatus ofclaim 1, wherein the feature is provided by a gap in a seam between sections of the sleeve.","5; 10; 14; 18. (Original) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the feature is provided by a gap in a seam between sections of the sleeve."]
[null,null,null,null,null,"4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feature is provided\nby a slit in a material deﬁning the sleeve.","6; 11; 15; 19. (Original) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the feature is provided by a slit in a material defining the sleeve."]
[null,null,null,null,null,"5. The apparatus ofclaim 1, wherein the feature is provided\nby perforations in a material deﬁning the sleeve.","7; 12; 16; 20 (Original) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the feature is provided by perforations in a material defining the sleeve."]
[null,null,null,null,null,"6. The apparatus of any of claims 3-5, wherein the feature is provided at least about 5 cm proximal to a distal edge of the sleeve.","8. (Currently amended) The apparatus of any of claims 5-7, wherein the feature is provided at least about 5 cm proximal to a distal edge ofthe sleeve."]
[null,null,null,"21, 31, 32. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 20, wherein the breast implant is a pre-ﬁlled silicone breast\nimplant.","21, 31, 32. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 20, wherein the breast implant is a pre-ﬁlled silicone breast\nimplant."]
[null,null,null,"IND 24:  Unclear novelty.","IND 24:  Unclear novelty.  Different than '236.  See transparency."]
[null,null,null,"23, 34. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 24, wherein the ﬂexible sleeve is in a ﬂattened conﬁguration.","23, 34. The breast implant delivery apparatus of claim 24, wherein the ﬂexible sleeve is in a ﬂattened conﬁguration."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve includes a seam incorporating heat shrink material."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve consists essentially of the heat shrink material."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is a first sleeve and the apparatus further comprises a second sleeve open at a distal end for use, one sleeve being received within the other."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second sleeve is received within the first sleeve, the second sleeve being adapted to receive an implant."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first sleeve is received within the second sleeve, the first sleeve being adapted to receive an implant."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second sleeve is tapered."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first and second sleeves are tapered in opposite directions.\n15.  an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, the inner sleeve adapted to be received within the outer sleeve, both sleeves having an open distal end for use, the outer sleeve being tapered inwardly from a proximal end to the distal end and the inner sleeve being tapered outwardly from a proximal end to the distal end."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"1 1 . The apparatus of claim 10, wherein both sleeves have an open proximal end."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"12.  a flexible tapered sleeve open at a larger end and closed at a smaller end, and a pre- filled prosthesis received within the sleeve in packaged combination, the sleeve adapted to deliver the implant only upon opening the closed end.\n"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"13. The system of claim 12, where the system includes a clip closing the sleeve, the clip adapted for removal to open the sleeve."]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"14. The system of claim 12, wherein the closed end is at a terminal portion of the sleeve, the terminal portion to be cut off to open the sleeve."]
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["Patent Number","Kind Code","Issue Date","Name of Patentee or Applicant ","Pages,Columns,Lines where Relevant Passages or Relevant Figures Appear","Primary Class","Assignee","Notes","Link"]
[5723006,"A","1998-03-03","Ledergerber, Walter J.","Claim 1; Figure 1, ABSTRACT","623/8","Abeon Medical Corporation ","See Claim Chart tab. Twice considered by Keller in the prosecution.   No lubrication.  Listed as prior in Anderson filing.  Flexible funnel, ring, retractor, surgical implant.  Also describes a pump, \"rigid cup/tube\" but doesn't claim or discuss lubrication.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5723006.html"]
[5571178,"A","1996-11-05","Ledergerber, Walter J.","MAYBE",null,"Abeon Medical Corporation ","No lubrication, sleeve, funnel;\nHas collar, tube, implant, pressure transmitting structure, slippery material    ","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5571178.html"]
[8313760,"B2","2012-11-20","Hunter, et al.  ","Col 22; Lines 44-45",null,"Angiotech International AG","\"Compositions and methods for coating medical implants\"  100s of references.  \"...in various embodiments, the implant is coated in Whole or in part With a composition comprising a \nfluoropyrimidine or an analog thereof. \" \" hyaluronic acid or PVP to improve lubricity,\"","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8313760.html"]
[8211173,"B2","2012-07-03","Keller, et al.",null,null,"Keller Medical","See Claim Chart tab.  Base patent.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8211173.html"]
[8555893,"B2","2013-10-15","Keller, et al.",null,null,"Keller Medical","See Keller Medical tab.  Lubricating the sleeve by first passing a lubricated through the sleeve.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8555893.html"]
[8206443,"B2","2012-06-26","Preissman, Howard E.",null,null,"Keller Medical","See Keller Medical tab.  \"Rip-stop\" tear sleeve to prevent damage to implant.  Lubrication is disclosed but claimed.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8206443.html"]
[8550090,"B2","2012-11-20","Keller, et al.",null,null,"Keller Medical","\"activating a dry or powdered lubricant on the interior of the sleeve\"","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8550090.html"]
[4995906,"A","1990-11-11","Coggins, et al.  ",null,null,"NNK (Tokyo)","Claims rigid tube, hollow tube, prosthesis, friction reducing means, conical nozzle, woven nylon; but also claims pulling means, locking means for the bag.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4955906.html"]
[5782913,"A","1998-07-21","Schindler, et al.",null,"623/11","University of California","Filed. 7/8/1996.  Soft tissue augmentation apparatus\n1. A soft tissue tissue augmentation device comprising:\n\na longitudinally extending implant consisting essentially of a non-degradable, biocompatible material having a cavity longitudinally extending therein from at least one open cavity end thereof, the implant being dimensioned for subcutaneous placement under","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5782913.html"]
[4641648,"A","1987-02-10","Shapiro, Marshall",null,"606/1",null,"Surgical instrument.  1. A method of inserting a prosthetic breast implant into a body cavity, which comprises:\n\n(A) guiding the prosthetic implant into the body cavity with a substantially spoon-shaped surgical instrument having an elongate, trough-shaped handle opening into a wider, concave implant-holding spoon portion wherein the implant is placed in said spoon portion;\n\n(B) applying normal saline solution through the handle of the surgical instrument to reduce the frictional forces between the implant, the surgical instrument and human tissue;\n\n(C) replacement and positioning of the implant within the body cavity using the surgical instrument; and\n\n(D) withdrawing the surgical instrument from the body cavity while leaving the prosthetic implant within the body cavity.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4641648.html"]
[9017403,"B2","2015-04-28","Forsell, Peter",null,null,null,"1. A breast implant system for implantation in a patient's body so as to form part of a breast implant, comprising at least one first element and at least one second element, each of the first and second elements comprising an outer wall defining a volume which is filled or fillable with a filling material, wherein the first element is displaceable relative to the second element by allowing the first element to be moved, when implanted in the patient's breast, between different spots within the patient's breast so as to change the outer shape of the breast implant, and wherein the breast implant system further comprises at least one reservoir in fluid connection with the at least one first element, such that fluid can be exchanged between the reservoir and the at least one first element.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/9017403.html"]
["D723164","S1","2015-02-24","Leedy, Jason E",null,null,null,null,"http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D723164.html "]
[8801782,"B2","2014-08-12","Nofrey, et al.",null,null,"Allergan","1. A method for reconstructing a breast in a patient, the method comprising the steps of: introducing a first prosthesis having a first surface texture having no significant pores, into a breast; allowing the first prosthesis to remain in the breast for a time sufficient for an organized tissue capsule to form about the first prosthesis; removing the first prosthesis from the breast to form a breast cavity while leaving the organized capsular tissue intact in the breast; and introducing a second prosthesis into the breast cavity, the second prosthesis having a second surface texture having interconnected pores and an average pore size of greater than 600 μm in order to cause remodeling and/or disruption of said organized capsular tissue.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8801782.html "]

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[20140074236,"A1","2014-03-13","Keller, et al.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","See Keller Medical tab.  Nearly identical to '4236 except claims 13, 15, 24, 26","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0074236.html"]
[20140074235,"A1","2014-03-13","Keller, et al.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","See Keller Medical tab.  Nearly identical to '4235 except claims 13, 15, 24, 26 which have slight changes related to transparency and lubrication on the interior of the the sleeve.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0074235.html"]
[20120185042,"A1","2012-07-19","Preissman, Howard E.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","See Keller Medical tab.  Final Rejection Mailed 7/2/2014.   Unpatentable over  Musso et al. U.S. Patent 6,935,341; Cox et al. U.S. Patent 5,150,706; Collins U.S. Patent 3,769,971","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0185042.html"]
[20090204107,"A1","2009-08-13","Keller, et al.",null,"606/1","Keller Medical","Now US 8,211,173","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2009/0204107.html"]
[20110035003,"A1","2011-02-10","Preissman, Howard E.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","Now US 8,206,443","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2011/0035003.html"]
[20110218624,"A1","2001-09-08","Preissman, Howard E.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","Abandoned 2013.  Retractor.","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2011/0218624.html"]
[20120259414,"A1","2012-10-11","Preissman, Howard E.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","Abandoned 2014","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0259414.html"]
[20130073040,"A1","2013-03-21","Preissman, Howard E.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","Abandoned 2014  European Patent Application EP2424466 A1?  ","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0073040.html"]
[20100280610,"A1","2010-11-04","Preissman, Howard E.",null,"623/8","Keller Medical","Abandoned 2012","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2010/0280610.html"]
[20070276484,"A1","2007-11-29","Abell, et al. ",null,null,"Insertion, LLC","Applied in Priessman below.  "]
["WO 2013/122568","A1","2013-08-22","Preissman, Howard E.",null,null,null,"Bizarre claims.  The idea is to create a funnel that cannot be re-used.  Claim 1 is simply a funnel made out of \"heat-shrink material.\"","http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2013122568"]
[20140194987,"A1","2014-07-10","Altman, et al. ",null,null,null,"SILK COVERED BREAST IMPLANT","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0194987.html"]
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[20140163678,"A1","2014-06-12","Van Epps, Dennis ",null,null,"Allergan","METHODS FOR AUGMENTING OR RECONSTRUCTING A BREAST AND A KIT THEREFOR","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0163678.html"]
[20140156003,"A1","2015-06-05","Corbett, et al. ",null,null,"Senorex","METHOD OF UTILIZING AN IMPLANT IN A HUMAN BREAST","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2014/0156003.html"]

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[1,"RICHARD A.  MLADICK,  M.D.,  F.A.C.S. \"No-Touch\"  Submuscular  Saline  Breast  Augmentation  Technique, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 17:183-192, 1993 , New York, NY.","Retractors, saline implant, draping, sterile sleeve, \"introduced in surgery of 50 years ago.\" \" details  his  \"no-touch\" technique.\"  \"The no-touch technique has been used exclusively since  1987 and  I  believe  it plays  a  significant role in decreasing complications. \""]
[2,"RICHARD A.  MLADICK,  M.D.,  F.A.C.S. SIGNIFICANCE OF Staphylococcus epidermidis CAUSING SUBCLINICAL INFECTION, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:  15 April 2005 - Volume 115 - Issue 5 - pp 1426-1427, Virginia Beach, VA","See Claim Chart tab."]
[3,"RICHARD A.  MLADICK,  M.D.,  F.A.C.S. Prevention of Capsular Contracture, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:\nMay 1999 - Volume 103 - Issue 6 - pp 1773-1774, Virginia Beach, VA\n","See Claim Chart tab."]
[4,"THOMAS M. BIGGS, M.D. Prefilled Saline Breast Implants Offer Significant Advantages,  Aesthetic Surgery Journal September 1999 vol. 19 no. 5 424, St Louis, MO.","See Claim Chart tab."]
[5,"MITCHEL H. BROWN, M.D.., M.Ed. Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implants in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery,Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery:\n1 September 2005 - Volume 116 - Issue 3 - pp 768-779","See Claim Chart tab."]
[6,"MITCHELL H. BROWN, M.D., M.Ed. ROBERT  SHENKER, M.D., and SAMUEL A. SILVER.  Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast Implants in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 116, N0. 3, September 1, 2005, pp 768-779, Toronto, Ontario, Canada."]

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[null,8261633,null,null,null,null,"Adjustable diameter pivot shaft for a hand tool",null,"...wherein said pivot shaft is defined by an outer sleeve that extends through the bore in the implement and an inner shaft extending through the interior of the outer sleeve, said inner shaft being axially movable relative to the outer sleeve, and wherein movement of the inner shaft causes the diameter of the outer sleeve to change.",null,"Mentor","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8261633.html",null,null,null,null,null,"KILMER","JOSEPH","G",null,1833081,null,null,"KILMER","JOSEPH","G"]
[null,8419793,"B2",null,null,null,"Coating with antimicrobial agents",null,null,null,"Mentor","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8419793.html",null,null,null,null,null,"SLADE","ERNEST","H",null,2610759,null,null,"SLADE","ERNEST","H"]
[null,8801782,null,null,null,null,"Surgical methods for breast reconstruction or augmentation",null,null,null,"Allergan","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8801782.html",null,null,null,null,null,"LEON","SURPIERRE",null,null,2721632,null,null,"LEON","SURPIERRE"]
[null,6132436,null,null,null,null,"Self-regulating phaco sleeve to reduce tissue burn",null,null,null,"Allergan","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6132436.html",null,null,null,null,null,"HESS","ELMER","J",null,3481485,null,null,"HESS","ELMER","J"]
[null,5160338,null,null,null,null,"Device for removing implantable articles",null,null,null,"Allergan","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5160338.html",null,null,null,null,null,"Luvara","et","al.",null,3807572,null,null,"Luvara","et","al."]
[null,5405324,null,null,null,null,"Implantation device",null,null,null,"Akzo","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5405324.html",null,null,null,null,null,"Krizan,","Bradford","J.",null,4062302,null,null,"Krizan,","Bradford","J."]
[null,4298998,null,null,null,null,"Breast prosthesis with biologically absorbable outer container",null,null,null,null,"http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4298998.html",null,null,null,null,null,"Burton,","Thomas","A.",null,4283099,null,null,"Burton,","Thomas","A."]
[null,4035850,"A",null,null,null,"Method and apparatus for inserting soft prosthesis",null,null,null,null,"http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4035850.html",null,null,null,null,null,"Klein","et","al.",null,4949853,null,null,"Klein","et","al."]
[null,9072610,"B2",null,null,null,"Inserter instrument and implant clip",null,null,null,"DePuy","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/9072610.html",null,null,null,null,null,"Feucht","et","al.",null,5031974,null,null,"Feucht","et","al."]
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[null,8950577,"B2",null,null,null,"Implant fixture storage case and implant fixture storage case set",null,null,null,"GC Corporation","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8950577.html",null,null,null,null,null,"Takama,","Yukio"]
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["1. An apparatus for inserting a prosthesis ","11. A surgical prosthesis insertion apparatus ","1. A method for inserting a prosthesis","8. A method for inserting a prosthesis "]
["1.  through an opening into a surgical cavity, comprising:","11.  for use with a surgical cavity, the surgical cavity having an opening, comprising:","1. into a surgical cavity in a patient, comprising the steps of:","8. into a surgical cavity in a patient, comprising the steps of:"]
["1. a)  a funnel member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end and the distal end each having openings, the proximal end opening being larger than the distal end opening, the funnel member being ﬂexible and structured and arranged to receive a deformable prosthesis;","11. a) a ﬂexible prosthesis contaimnent member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion and the distal end portion each having openings, the distal end portion being a funnel that narrows to the distal end opening, the prosthesis containment member having an interior passage between the proximal end portion opening and the distal end portion opening;","1.  a) providing an insertion member having a rigid distal end and a flexible proximal end; ","8.  a) providing an insertion member having a distal end and a flexible proximal end;"]
[null,"11. b) a deformable prosthesis located in the prosthesis contaimnent member passage;","1.  e) locating a flexible bladder-type prosthesis into the insertion member; ","8.  d) locating the coated prosthesis inside the insertion member and locating the distal end of the insertion member in the incision; "]
[null,null,"1.  b) making an incision in the patient; ","8.  b) making an incision in the patient;"]
["1. b) a coupling member having a ﬁrst end opening and a second end opening, the ﬁrst end opening being larger than the second end opening, the distal end ofthe funnel member being located inside of the coupling member and adjacent to the coupling member second end opening, the funnel member ﬁxedly coupled to the coupling member;","11. c) a coupling collar ﬁxedly coupled to the distal end portion of the prosthesis contaimnent member, the prosthesis contaimnent member distal end portion located between the passage and the coupling collar;"]
["1.  c) retractors that removably couple to the coupling member, the retractors having distal ends that are adjacent to the funnel member distal end and are structured and arranged to engage edges ofthe surgical cavity opening, the distal ends being ﬁxed relative to the coupling member once the retractors are coupled to the coupling member.","11.  d) retractors, each ofthe retractors comprising a handle and a distal end, each of the retractors being removably coupled to the coupling collar, wherein when the retractors are coupled to the coupling collar, the retractors are ﬁxed relative to the coupling collar, the handles extend from the prosthesis contaimnent member and the retractor distal ends extend radially out from the prosthesis contaimnent member distal end portion so as to engage edges of the surgical cavity opening.","1.  c) inserting retractors and the distal end of the insertion member into the incision; d) anchoring the distal end of the insertion member to the patient by the retractors;"]
[null,null,"1.  f) manipulating a proximal end of the insertion member to force the prosthesis through an opening in the insertion member distal end and into the surgical cavity.\n5. The method of inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 1, wherein the step of manipulating the proximal end of the insertion member to force the prosthesis into an opening in the insertion member distal end and into the surgical cavity further comprises the step of squeezing the proximal end of the insertion member.\n7. The method of inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 6, wherein the step of manipulating a proximal end of the insertion member to force the prosthesis through an opening in the insertion member distal end and into the surgical cavity relies only upon the sterilizing medium to ease the passage of the prosthesis through the insertion member.","8.  e) manipulating the proximal end of the insertion member to force the coated prosthesis through an opening in the insertion member distal end and into the surgical cavity and relying only upon the sterilizing medium to ease the passage of the prosthesis through the insertion member.\n9. The method for inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 8, wherein the step of manipulating the proximal end of the insertion member to force the prosthesis into an opening in the insertion member distal end and into the surgical cavity further comprises the step of squeezing the proximal end of the insertion member."]
["2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the coupling member is rigid.\n8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:\na) the coupling member is rigid;"]
["3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the coupling member comprises catches for coupling to the retractors.\n8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:\nb) the coupling member comprises catches for coupling to the retractors;"]
["4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the retractors ﬁt into the catches by way of an interference ﬁt.\n8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:  \nc) the retractors ﬁt into the catches by way of an interference ﬁt;"]
["5.  The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the retractors comprise handIes that extend away from the fumiel member, the handIes being in addition to the retractors distal ends.\n8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:  d) the retractors comprise handles that extend away from the funnel member.",null,"2. The method of inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 1, wherein the step of inserting retractors into the incision further comprises the step of grasping the retractors by a respective handle and inserting a distal end of each retractor into the incision."]
["6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the funnel member coupIes to the coupling member by way of tape."]
["7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the funnel member coupIes to the coupling member by way of furmel member ﬂaps and located about the coupling member distal end and secured to the coupling member."]
["9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the furmel member ﬂaps have openings that receive retainer pins on the coupling member.\n"]
["10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus has a longitudinal axis between the funnel member proximal and distal ends, the retractors each having a coupling portion that couples to the coupling member, each of the coupling portions extending longitudinally, the distal end of each retractor extending radially, each retractor having a handle that extends\naway from the coupling member, the respective handle spaced apart from the respective retractor distal end by the\nrespective coupling portion.","12. The apparatus ofclaim 11, wherein the prosthesis contaimnent member has a longitudinal axis between the proxi-\nmal and distal end portions, the retractors each removably coupling to the coupling collar by way of a coupling portion, each of the coupling portions extending longitudinally, the respective retractor handle spaced apart from the respective retractor distal end by the respective coupling portion.","3. The method of inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 2, wherein the insertion member has a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the step of anchoring the distal end of the insertion member to the patient by the retractors further comprises the step of rotating the distal end of the insertion member about the longitudinal axis.\n4. The method of inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 1, wherein the insertion member has a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the step of anchoring the distal end of the insertion member to the patient by the retractors further comprises the step of rotating the distal end of the insertion member about the longitudinal axis."]
[null,null,"6. The method of inserting a prosthesis into a surgical cavity in a patient of claim 1, further comprising the step of coating the prosthesis in a sterilizing medium prior to locating the prosthesis in the insertion member.","8.  c) coating a flexible bladder-type prosthesis with the sterilizing medium;"]