Breast prosthesis

Details Breast prosthesis Breast prosthesis

1977-10-12

1980-04-29

Crowder, Clifford D.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128479, 249 55, A61F 100

Patent

active

041998251

ABSTRACT:
A breast prosthesis is formed in a mold cavity from a soft silicone rubber cross-linked with hardeners. The prosthesis has a convex outwardly facing surface and a concave cup-shaped inwardly facing surface. The outer surface has a nipple and an areola with a passage formed through the nipple between the inwardly facing and outwardly facing surfaces. The prosthesis can be sized to fit into standard brassieres with its edge located inwardly of the adjacent edge of the brassiere. Extending laterally from one side of the prosthesis is a unitary flap for covering the axillary lymph-gland area. Additional flaps may be molded and glued to the base portion of the prosthesis to cover scar areas not covered by the base part.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2066503 (1937-01-01), Wiggers
patent: 2482297 (1949-09-01), Silverman
patent: 2867818 (1959-01-01), Creamer
patent: 3196464 (1965-07-01), McKee
patent: 4086666 (1978-05-01), Vaskys et al.

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