Claims
- 1. A method for placing an injection site into a prosthesis comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a fixture including a cavity conforming to one end of a shell of said prosthesis, a portion on said fixture arranged to align with a bore in the shell of said prosthesis, and a bore extending through said fixture adapted to receive a self-sealing injection site;
- b. providing and placing an injection site in said bore of said fixture said injection site having a top surface;
- c. placing said shell in said cavity of said fixture over said injection site;
- d. injecting a quantity of adhesive into said shell through said injection site with a needle;
- e. causing said adhesive to overflow the top surface of the injection site and into and around the shell bore occupied by the injection site;
- f. withdrawing said needle; and,
- g. rotating and tipping said fixture with said injection site and shell, thereby forming an evacuation dome inside said shell over said injection site.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the curing of said adhesive and the removing said shell and said injection site from said fixture.
- 3. The method of claim 1 comprising the step of back filling an annular space formed between said injection site and said shell with adhesive.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said prosthesis is an artificial testicle.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/207,023, filed Mar. 4, 1994.
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Divisions (1)
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207023 |
Mar 1994 |
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