1977-11-04
1981-03-24
Michell, Robert W.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61F 530
Patent
active
042574129
ABSTRACT:
An appliance for exerting pressure on a breast which has a surgically inserted implant including a semi-firm plate curved and contoured to form a concave section adapted to engage the upper and outer surfaces of the breast as well as the chest area surrounding these breast sides and relieved at the nipple area. A cushioning layer is secured to the concave surface of the plate which may be retained in downwardly and inwardly pressured contact with the breast either with a body strap that secures to the plate with separable fasteners and extends around the chest of the wearer or by retention of the plate within a cup of a brassiere.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2662522 (1953-12-01), Muller
patent: 2681059 (1954-06-01), Dietz
patent: 2779943 (1957-02-01), Kelleher
patent: 3568681 (1971-03-01), Comollo
Michell Robert W.
Wallen T. J.
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