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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4401492 | Breast prosthesis and method of making the same A method of making a mandrel for a breast prosthesis in which a negative cast is formed of the wearer's remaining breast and the area of the missing breast. A positive cast is formed of the negative cast and a model is made of the missing breast. A flexib... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4380569 | Lightweight preformed stable gel structures and method of forming A lightweight preformed stable gel composition formed by admixing a gel mixture of silicon gels and catalyst with glass microspheres, pouring the mixture into a mold and reacting the mixture. The resulting composition is a preformed stable silicon gel wit... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4372293 | Apparatus and method for surgical correction of ptotic breasts An apparatus for the surgical correction of ptosis of the breast and a method of surgery implementing such an apparatus. A ribbon of inert mesh is connected between the mammary gland and the clavicle, or other element of the skeletal structure above the b... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4366583 | Breast prosthesis A breast prosthesis made from an elastic plastic material provided with a hollow body-like shaped breast part corresponding to the natural breast and a contact surfaced adapted to the human body shape having an opening connecting the inner space of the sh... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4364880 | Method for making a breast prosthesis Method for making a breast prosthesis formed from plasticized polyvinylchloride plastic having coloring, texture, weight and feel closely approximating those of a natural breast. Liquid plastic is heated and tinted with a first portion having a skin tone ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4363144 | Prosthetic device for mastectomy patients A prosthetic device for mastectomy patients is provided wherein a brassiere is modified by the incorporation of temporary fasteners in at least one cup which will hold in place a prosthetic pad of unique manufacture. The brassiere itself is preferably rel... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4356573 | Breast prosthesis A breast prosthesis consists of a center part in the shape of a female breast and a border or edge part encircling the center part. The center part has a relatively thin wall in the shape of the surface of the female breast. The wall forms a cup-shaped re... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4317241 | Breast prosthesis A breast prosthesis for use as a replacement in the case of a mastectomy where the chest of the wearer presents problems in providing a satisfactory support surface for a standardized prosthesis. The prosthesis includes an internal filler part which seats... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4258442 | Breast prosthesis with stiffening ribs The invention relates to a breast prosthesis consisting of an elastic material with a convex outer surface connected by means of an annular rim surface facing the body to a concave inside surface, stiffening ribs being provided on the concave inside surfa... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4249975 | Process of manufacturing artificial breasts A process for manufacturing artificial breasts uses a two-component silicone rubber composition capable of a cross linking addition reaction, has cups sheathed by plastic sheeting layers initially joined by welding except for one opening through which the... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4247351 | Process for manufacturing artificial breasts A process for manufacturing artificial breasts using a two component silicone rubber composition capable of a cross linking additional reaction, has cups sheathed by a plastic layer joined by welding and into which the composition is charged under pressur... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4245644 | Breast prosthesis or augmenting form including spring-mass system A breast prosthesis or augmenting form for use in a breast cup of a brassiere-like woman's undergarment includes a spring-mass system. The spring-mass system includes a mass member forwardly positioned from the chest of the wearer by a resilient cantileve... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4227536 | Article imitating a part of a woman's breast An article imitating a part of a woman's breast has a body portion which is formed as a convex body and has a convex front surface, a rear surface and an axis. An insert is embedded in the body portion and movable between a position in which the body port... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4208506 | Polyparaffinsiloxane shaped article for use in biomedical applications Monomeric polyparaffinsiloxanes end-capped with activated unsaturated groups and polymers and copolymers thereof are disclosed herein for use as contact lenses and biomedical devices with improved properties, such as, oxygen transportability, hydrolytic s... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4199825 | Breast prosthesis 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 wit... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4189546 | Polysiloxane shaped article for use in biomedical applications Monomeric polysiloxanes end-capped with activated unsaturated groups and polymers and copolymers thereof are disclosed herein for use as contact lenses and biomedical devices with improved properties, such as, oxygen transportability, hydrolytic stability... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4185332 | Breast form holder The present invention, to be worn over a woman's amputated breast, has generally triangular back and front fabric panels which provide between them a pocket for holding a breast form. The panels have adhering fabric strips along one side for closing an op... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4184214 | Mamma prosthesis and mold for the manufacture thereof An artificial mamma having characteristics similar to a natural mamma consisting of a molded body made of a homogeneous resilient plastic material, the molded body being substantially closed but for a relatively small bottle neck shaped orifice at its hum... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4178643 | Valve for inflatable prosthesis A valve for an inflatable prosthesis of the type which comprises a fluid-containing envelope with an aperture closed by a valve through which a desired amount of fluid can be filled or withdrawn. The valve comprises a flat elongated conduit having a pair ... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4172298 | Breast prosthesis In a breast prosthesis comprising a one-piece flexible dished member which is free from air and has a shape simulating a female breast, said dished member comprises resiliently soft additive cross-linking two-component silicone rubber of an adhesive gelat... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4138382 | Hydrophilic, water-swellable, crosslinked, copolymer gel and prosthesis employing same A hydrophilic, water-swellable, crosslinked gel is produced by copolymerizing a water soluble vinylic constituent in aqueous solution with olefinic hydrolyzable silanes which contain low molecular weight alkoxy groups. Copolymerization is via the unsatura... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4125117 | External breast prosthesis To provide a univeral breast prosthesis usable as a substitute for either the right or left breast and for patients who have had varying degrees of surgery, scarring, muscle removal and the like, a breast prosthesis is provided having an upper flap and sy... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4100627 | Low oiling gel filled flexible articles and gels therefor A gel filled flexible article which is a container having silicone rubber walls of less than 0.0015 meter thick filled with a silicone gel such that the silicone gel contacts the silicone rubber wall, provides a low oiling article where the silicone rubbe... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4086666 | Breast prosthesis A breast prosthesis in which a negative cast is formed of the wearer's remaining breast and the area of the missing breast. A positive cast is formed of the negative cast and a model is made of the missing breast. A flexible mold is formed over the modele... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4071914 | Mastectomy pad A mastectomy pad embodying an outer seamless molded fibrous material casing molded of high-loft non-woven bonded polyester fibrous material (such as Eastman KODEL) and including a generally conical preshaped body which is adapted to be worn in the conical... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4024856 | Method and apparatus for measuring the volume of asymmetrical breasts A template of predetermined size and shape for receiving a human breast and having a seal about the periphery thereof for contact with the skin of a patient. A pair of conduits extend through the template; one conduit may be attached to a syringe or other... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4024876 | Prosthetic brassiere A prosthesis and breast supporting brassiere including a body-encircling breast structure defining a pair of forward upwardly opening breast and/or prosthesis receiving and supporting pockets, resilient spring means yieldingly biasing the portions of the ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4023575 | Contour bustette A prosthesis to replace a surgically removed breast has a single panel in contact with the body of the wearer within the cup and underarm portion of a conventional brassiere. The brassiere-contacting surface of the prosthesis is formed by upper and lower ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4019209 | Artificial breast form and method of forming An artificial breast form to be worn externally on the body of a woman, not implanted in the body, constructed from preformed, self-contained, stable gel structure of breast compatible size and shape and covered with a porous elastic fabric cover which do... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4005699 | Methods and apparatus for use in magnetic treatment of the body Methods and devices for purposes such as magnetically treating tissue in a living being. There is injected into the tissue a viscous substance having a plurality of x-ray opaque bodies suspended therein to serve as a matrix for tissue growth. For the purp... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3950792 | Mastectomy accessory for bra An accessory which can be incorporated into a conventional bra at the time of manufacture or added subsequent thereto for conversion thereof to a mastectomy bra. The accessory hides variable amounts of scar tissue or other type of chest disfigurement in t... | 04/20/1976 |
