Patent ID: 6623523
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A symmetrical breast prosthesis wearable in either the left or right cup of a brassiere or corselet following a mastectomy, comprising:a prosthesis body having a front shaped like a natural breast, and a concave back, a perimeter of the prosthesis body defining a substantially heart shaped contour; wherein: the heart-shaped contour has first and second rounded corners on either side of a plane of symmetry, the rounded corners being separated by a concave portion of said heart-shaped contour; and the concave back is provided with at least two continuous notches spaced apart from one another, each of said continuous notches comprising a rounded middle section that intersects said plane of symmetry, the rounded middle section being connected on either side to first and second limbs that extend in a direction away from said rounded middle section.