Patent ID: 6412491
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for tactile examination of a single breast of a human body, comprising the steps of:providing a single layer planar film device having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface having a first coefficient of friction; said bottom surface having a second coefficient of friction that is higher than the first coefficient of friction, said second coefficient of friction sufficient to retain said film device in contact said breast such that there is no relative movement between said film device and said breast; placing the film device over the portion of the breast so that the bottom surface of the film is in contact with the skin of the portion of the human breast to be examined; and sliding the examining hand across the top surface of the film device while applying a pressure to the top surface of the film device with the examining hand so that the film does not slide relative to the skin of the portion of the human breast to be examined.