Patent ID: 6136028
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A breast prosthesis worn in a brassiere with a prosthesis body having a front side with the shape of a natural breast, a back side with a recess and a prosthesis edge which follows a closed line on which the front side and the back side each end, with the prosthesis body having a soft elastic silicone rubber compound which is enclosed without any voids in a bag consisting of elastically expandable plastic films joined tightly together along the edge of the prosthesis, characterized in that the recess has at least one elongated notch running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wearer's body, bordered by opposing walls of an upper part and a lower part of the prosthesis body and a middle section which flexibly connects the upper and lower parts, making it possible for the upper part to sag under the influence of gravity relative to the lower part when the wearer is in an upright position, where sagging of the upper part causes an elastic bending deformation of the middle section and the upper part is limited by contact of at least one part of the opposing walls of the at least one elongated notch.