US Patent Issued to Mentor Worldwide on Aug. 11 for "Breast implants and tissue expanders having integrated systems for filling implant shells with fluids, infusing fluids, and draining fluids from breast tissue surrounding implant shells" (California, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,541, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Mentor Worldwide LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Breast implants and tissue expanders having integrated systems for filling implant shells with fluids, infusing fluids, and draining fluids from breast tissue surrounding implant shells" was invented by Hector Toro Estrella (Lake Forest, Calif.) and Leo B. Kriksunov (Ithaca, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breast implant or tissue expander includes an implant shell having an inner chamber and a tube detachably connected with the implant shell. The tube has a first lumen that is in fluid communication with the inner chamber for adding fluid into the ...