Breast implant injector

Abstract

A breast implant injector device comprising a hollow guide cylinder having an open injection end and an opposed filling end, the cylinder having an elongated slot extending from the injection end toward the filling end, and an elongated plunger which can be pushed through the interior of the hollow cylinder. An unfilled breast implant can be inserted in the cylinder and a fill tube extending from the implant can extend from the interior of the cylinder through the elongated slot. Pushing the plunger through the cylinder pushes the implant through the open injection end, which can be directed into the open incision for injecting the implant therein.

1 . A breast implant injector device capable of inserting a fixed or changeable volume sac surgically into a breast, said device comprising a hollow cylinder having opposed open ends, including a filling end and an injection end, said injection end having a narrower diameter than the opposed filling end, said cylinder including an elongated slot extending through and beyond said injection end toward the filling end and an elongated plunger capable of passing through the interior of said guide cylinder.  
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said elongated slot extends through said injection end to said opposing filling end.  
   
   
       3 . (canceled)  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said cylinder includes an outward abutment surface adjacent said filling end to provide a surface onto which increased finger pressure can be applied.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said plunger has a flattened end so as to provide sufficient surface area to push an implant through said guide cylinder.  
   
   
       6 . A combination of a breast implant injector device and an unfilled breast implant comprising a fixed or changeable volume sac and containing a fill tube extending therefrom, said combination including a hollow cylinder having opposed open ends, including a filling end and an injection end, said injection end having a narrower diameter than said filling end, said cylinder including an elongated slot extending through and beyond said injection end toward said filling end, said breast implant lying within said hollow cylinder and said fill tube extending from the interior of said hollow cylinder through said elongated slot.  
   
   
       7 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein said elongated slot extends from said injection end to said opposing filling end.  
   
   
       8 . (canceled)  
   
   
       9 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein said cylinder includes an outward abutment surface adjacent said filling end to provide a surface onto which increased finger pressure can be applied.  
   
   
       10 . The combination of  claim 6 , including an elongated plunger capable of passing through the interior of said cylinder.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein said plunger has a flattened end so as to provide sufficient surface area to push an implant through said guide cylinder.  
   
   
       12 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein said cylinder containing said breast implant is contained within a sanitary package  
   
   
       13 . (canceled)