Helen Xun, Jose A Foppiani, Valeria P Bustos, Lauren Valentine, Allan Weidman, Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, JacqueLyn Kinney, Miroslava Verbat, Ashley Boustany, Bernard T Lee, Samuel J Lin
BACKGROUND: This study aims to pioneer in evaluating women's representation in plastic surgery innovations, focusing on mammary prosthesis devices' inventorship. Despite growing gender parity in the field, women's involvement in innovation remains underexplored. This is especially crucial, as the predominant recipients of these innovative technologies are women, urging a necessity for broader female engagement in pioneering surgical advancements. METHOD: Patents under the "A61F2/12: Mammary prostheses and implants" classification between the dates January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2020, were identified using Google Patents Advanced...
April 1, 2024: Annals of Plastic Surgery