A surgically implantable breast prosthesis formed from a flexible container having a front wall and a back wall; the front wall having an outer shape approximately that of the human breast and the back wall having a shape approximately that of the chest wall. The container includes a prolongation extending angularly outwardly toward the axilla region of the anatomy and overlying the pectoral muscle. The container is filled with a silicone gel and a fabric impregnated with the same material used ...

A seat in particular a front seat for motor vehicles provided with a hinged tiltable back in which as the back tilts there is a corresponding sliding displacement of the seat in the same direction, and likewise on restoring the back into the normal position there is a corresponding sliding displacement of the seat in the direction opposite the preceding, thereby to provide better access for any back seats in two-doored motor vehicles.

A compound prosthesis for surgical implantation is provided that has an elastic sack or envelope which is adapted to contain a foam core and a quantity of a liquid in the cells of the core. The envelope has a flexible tube for adding the liquid at the time of implantation so that the size of the implant can be adjusted as desired. The flexible tube can then be tied off and concealed in a pocket in the outer layer of foam or sponge material.

A breast prosthesis having a porous polyester fabric for connecting the prosthesis to the chest wall and filled with layers of silicon gel material of varying viscosity to provide a more natural appearance of the breast.

An integral low profile cell closure equipped with resealable safety valve means is disclosed having a cover, an apertured seat centrally enclosed within the cover, elongated resilient sealing means bearing on the seat, and a top cover bearing on the resilient means at a position outwardly spaced from the bearing positions formed with the seat. The cover and top cover are secured together at their respective marginal portions, effected by crimping the cover around the top cover, for instance, to...

A prosthesis for implantation in the human body to fill a cavity left by the removal of a portion of the anatomy or to change an existing body contour. The prosthesis has fixation means around which tissue will grow so as to hold the prosthesis in place. An optional flexible, inelastic loop provides temporary fixation until the tissue has grown around the fixation means. The fixation means can be made of a silicon elastomer, which is compatible with tissue. The fixation means may, for example, t...

A ball agglomerating apparatus comprises a rotatable ball agglomerating, tumbling drum having an agglomerate ball classifying screen rotatably mounted therein and scrolled to spiral outwardly from the drum centre to adjacent the drum curved inner surface. The drum rotates at a faster speed than the screen so that agglomerate balls are formed in the drum by feeding particulate material, liquid suspendant, and an agglomerating liquid immiscible, with the suspendant into the rotating drum, the aggl...

Apparatus for granulating loose, fine-grained and/or powdered materials comprising a rotary drum and a separately driven system of granulating tools. The tools are generally wedge-shaped and spaced at constant radial distances from the drum wall. The axial distance between adjacent tools decreases from the points to the rear ends thereof, thereby subjecting the material to a continual axial pulsating compression with subsequent expansion, thereby enhancing the granulating effect. The drum can be...

A vehicle seat including a seat cushion and a seat back is conventionally mounted on the vehicle floor by a track assembly which permits fore and aft adjustment of the seat. The seat back includes inboard and outboard support arms which are respectively mounted to the frame of the seat cushion by pivots to permit forward tilting movement of a seat back to an easy-enter position. A first link is pivotally mounted on one of the pivots of the seat back and has its other end pivoted to a second link...

An adjustable support structure for a seat unit of a motor vehicle, which structure permits fore and aft adjustments of the seat unit. The adjustable support structure comprises a stationary base member for fixing to a floor panel of the motor vehicle in laterally spaced and parallel relation to extend upwardly from the floor panel beneath the different seat ends in fore and aft relation thereto, a movable support member slidably carried on the stationary base member for fore and aft adjustments...