Patent ID: 7955274
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of resizing a human female breast, comprising: obtaining a substantially hemispherical, rigid, cup-shaped foraminous body defining a desired size and/or shape of the breast, said body comprising an annular rim member wherein the foraminous body is affixed to the annular rim member, said foraminous body being configured such that the breast is viewable in relation to the foraminous body by visual observation through the foraminous body from an exterior thereof; exposing a pedicle of the tissue of the breast to be resized and/or reshaped during an operation; resizing and/or reshaping the breast; and positioning said cup-shaped foraminous body over the breast to determine if the size and/or shape of the breast matches the size and/or shape within the cup-shaped foraminous body by the visual observation from the exterior of the foraminous body; if the size and/or shape of the breast differs from the size and/or shape within the cup-shaped foraminous body, removing said cup-shaped foraminous body from the breast, and continuing said resizing and/or reshaping the breast to revise a size and/or a reshaped outcome during said operation; and repositioning said cup-shaped foraminous body over the breast to determine if the size and/or shape of the breast matches the size and/or shape within the cup-shaped foraminous body by repeating the visual observation from the exterior of the foraminous body.