Patent ID: RE40487

Claim:
A method for forming a breast prosthesis comprising the method steps of: (a) producing a three-dimensional image of a breast by performing a computerized scan of the breast; (b) producing a positive model of the breast based on said three-dimensional image; (c) vacuum-forming a uniformly flat flexible sheet having a consistent thickness over said positive model such that said flexible sheet is molded into the shape of said positive model thereby forming an interior side and exterior side; (d) casting a two-piece solid mold from said flexible sheet, said two piece mold comprising a first piece formed over the exterior side of said flexible sheet, and said second piece formed within the interior side of said flexible sheet; (e) introducing a curable material into said mold between said first piece and said second piece to form a breast prosthesis having an inner surface and an outer surface and having a consistent thickness; and (f) turning said breast prosthesis inside out such that said inner surface becomes the outer surface of said breast prosthesis to form a precise mirror image of the breast.