Patent ID: 7879091
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An inflatable prosthetic breast assembly for simulating a natural breast, said inflatable prosthetic breast assembly comprising: a pliant body suitably sized and shaped for simulating the natural breast, said body comprising means for selectively modifying a shape of said body in such a manner that said outer layer of said body is augmented to a user-defined silhouette while said core remains statically affixed to said outer layer; wherein said body shape modifying means comprises a plurality of hollow pockets formed within said core and extending forwardly from said posterior face, said pockets terminating posterior of said outer layer and remaining spaced therefrom respectively, each of said pockets having an ingress port formed at a posterior side thereof such that said ingress ports are exposed to ambient surroundings when said rear wall is detached from said body; and a plurality of inflatable bladders removably seated within said pockets respectively, each of said bladders having an air-inlet orifice formed at a posterior side thereof and arranged in such a manner that said air-inlet orifices remain exposed to the ambient surroundings after said bladders are interfitted within said pockets respectively; wherein said rear wall comprises a plurality of rigid plugs protruding outwardly therefrom and being aligned with said air-inlet orifices such that said plugs become removably interfitted within said air-inlet orifices when said rear wall is attached to said posterior face of said body, wherein said plugs are longitudinally aligned with said air-inlet orifices and maintain frictional surface contact therewith for preventing air from prematurely escaping out from said bladders respectively.