Patent ID: 7666058
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: A41C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A compression bra for addressing and/or correcting synmastia complications following reconstructive breast surgeries comprising in combination: (i) a wide, unidirectional elastic, torso band adjustably encircling a woman's thoracic torso with a top edge section located immediately below her inframammary skinfold; (ii) a curving, rising, trapezoidal shaped, elastic sternum compression panel secured along a straight base edge to the top edge section of the encircling torso band below the inframammary skinfold, and secured at a peak top edge section by a first pair of adjustable, over-the-shoulder, support straps straddling the woman's neck, for elastically compressing sternum tissues between the woman's breasts separating and preventing merger of her breasts across her sternum; (iii) a pair of breast support flaps for receiving, restraining and supporting the woman's breasts masses on her thoracic torso, having bottom edges adjacently secured along a central top edge section of the encircling torso band below the breasts, joined sternum side edges, outside edges, and separate, conically tapering top edge sections; (iv) a second pair of adjustable over-the-shoulder, support straps straddling the woman's neck each secured at one end to one of the top edge sections of the breast support flaps for adjusting restraint and support of the woman's breasts received within the breast support flaps on her thoracic torso; and (v) a pair of elastic side and back panels for supporting, restraining and shaping the outside, conical rising, side portions of the woman's breasts, each panel having a side edge fastened to one of the outside edges of the breast flaps, a bottom edge secured along the upper edge of opposite side and back sections of the encircling torso band, and a rising curved, back top, edge section adapted for, and anchoring ends of the respective first and second pairs of adjustable, over-the-shoulder support straps on corresponding sides of the woman's neck.