An implantable prosthesis is provided having a membrane which holds a flowable substance. The membrane is separated into a first chamber and a second chamber with the first and second chambers being fluidly coupled via an orifice. The orifice has a size which may be adjusted by the user after implan
An implantable prosthesis is provided having a membrane which holds a flowable substance. The membrane is separated into a first chamber and a second chamber with the first and second chambers being fluidly coupled via an orifice. The orifice has a size which may be adjusted by the user after implanting the prosthesis into the patient.
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1. An implantable breast prosthesis, comprising: a soft, flexible outer membrane comprising a convex anterior wall and a flat posterior wall, the membrane having a volume, a maximum height, and a maximum diameter of the posterior wall;a flowable substance contained within the membrane and configured
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An implantable breast prosthesis, comprising: a soft, flexible outer membrane comprising a convex anterior wall and a flat posterior wall, the membrane having a volume, a maximum height, and a maximum diameter of the posterior wall;a flowable substance contained within the membrane and configured to flow within the membrane, wherein the flowable substance comprises saline or water; andan open cell structure positioned inside the membrane, the open cell structure being filled with the flowable substance so that the open cell structure dampens motion of the flowable substance within the membrane,wherein the open cell structure has a natural, unbiased shape when not positioned inside the membrane, the natural, unbiased shape being larger than the membrane,the membrane holding the open cell structure in a compressed state when the open cell structure is positioned inside the membrane, the compressed state being smaller than the natural, unbiased shape, andwherein the open cell structure has a volume in its natural, unbiased shape that is 5% to 20% larger than the volume of the membrane, andwherein the natural, unbiased shape of the open cell structure has at least one of (1) a height which is 5% to 20% larger than the maximum height of the membrane and (2) a diameter which is 5% to 20% larder than the maximum diameter of the posterior wall. 2. The implantable breast prosthesis, of claim 1, further comprising: a tension element coupled to the membrane at a first location and a second location; and a control element coupled to the tension element, the control element being configured to increase tension on the tension element so that the tension element draws the first and second locations toward one another. 3. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 2, wherein the control element is configured to extend out of a patient when the membrane has been implanted into the patient so that tension on the tension element may be altered after the membrane has been implanted into the patient. 4. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 2, wherein the first location being on the posterior wall and the second location being on the anterior wall. 5. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of tension elements extending within the membrane, each of the tension elements being configured to be tensioned independently by a user after introduction of the membrane into the patient. 6. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of elastic tension elements extending through the open-cell structure coupled to the membrane, each tension element having a first end and a second end which are both attached to the membrane. 7. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of voids in the open-cell structure which are substantially larger than the cells of the open-cell structure. 8. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 7, wherein the plurality of voids are organized in a symmetrical pattern relative to an axis of symmetry. 9. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 7, wherein the plurality of voids are elongate channels which extend through the open-cell structure. 10. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 1, further comprising a cover material; the membrane having an outer surface and a waist, the waist being an outer ring which is positioned between the anterior wall and the posterior wall when the membrane is supported by the posterior wall;the cover material extending over the membrane and being made of expanded PTFE, wherein at least 80 percent of the expanded PTFE which covers the membrane is positioned no more than one centimeter from the waist of the membrane. 11. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 10, wherein the outer surface of the membrane is exposed to tissue when implanted into a patient except for the portion of the outer surface covered by the cover material. 12. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 10, wherein the cover material is a strip which wraps around the membrane in a direction which is parallel to the waist so that the strip covers the outer surface of the membrane along the waist. 13. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 1, wherein the membrane includes an inner surface which is exposed to the flowable substance; and the open cell structure includes a channel extending along an outer surface of the open cell structure adjacent to the inner surface of the membrane. 14. The implantable breast prosthesis of claim 13, wherein the anterior wall has an apex; and the open cell structure includes a plurality of channels which intersect along the inner surface of the membrane below the apex. 15. An implantable prosthesis, comprising: a soft, flexible outer membrane, the membrane having a volume, a maximum height, an outer surface, a posterior wall, an anterior wall, and a waist, the waist being an outer ring portion of the membrane which is positioned between the anterior wall and the posterior wall when the membrane is supported by the posterior wall, the membrane having a maximum diameter at the waist when the membrane is supported by the posterior wall;a flowable substance contained within the membrane and configured to flow within the membrane, wherein the flowable substance comprises saline or water;an open cell structure positioned inside the membrane, the open cell structure being filled with the flowable substance so that the open cell structure dampens motion of the flowable substance within the membrane; anda cover material, the cover material extending over the waist of the membrane and being made of expanded PTFE, wherein at least 80 percent of the expanded PTFE is positioned no more than one centimeter from the waist of the membrane;wherein the open cell structure has a natural, unbiased shape when not positioned inside the membrane, the natural, unbiased shape being larger than the membrane,the membrane holding the open cell structure in a compressed state when the open cell structure is positioned inside the membrane, the compressed state being smaller than the natural, unbiased shape, andwherein the open cell structure has a volume in its natural, unbiased shape that is 5% to 20% larger than the volume of the membrane, andwherein the natural, unbiased shape of the open cell structure has at least one of (1) a height which is 5% to 20% larger than the maximum height of the membrane and (2) a diameter which is 5% to 20% larder than a maximum outer diameter of the posterior wall.
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