Ram H Kalus

US Patent:

20140081397, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/833725

Inventors:

Ram Kalus - Charleston SC, US

Assignee:

R&D Concepts, LLC - Charleston SC

International Classification:

A61F 2/12

US Classification:

623 8

Abstract:

Surgical tools, kits, and methods for breast implants are provided. One surgical tool is a rigid or semi-rigid form that matches the size and shape of a corresponding breast implant. The form may be employed to determine skin tension when inserted into a breast. The form may also be employed to mark a fixation suture line for attachment between an acellular dermal matrix and the chest wall of a patient in some instances. However, in other instances a breast implant template surgical tool may be employed to mark one or more fixation suture lines. The breast implant template may be thin and flexible, and define a perimeter matching the size and shape of a footprint of a corresponding breast implant. Marking around the perimeter of the form or the breast implant template allows for convenient selection of fixation suture lines which may result in desirable overall breast symmetry.