Patent ID: 6953380

Claim:
A brassiere for a person with at least one breast implant forming an augmented breast, the breast implant having a horizontal axis bisecting an implant center of the implant, said brassiere comprising: at least one support cup constructed and arranged for complementary fit with at least a portion of one augmented breast, the support cup having a cup axis that is parallel to the horizontal axis of the implant and defining a central point on the cup axis; and an elongate underwire formed as a part of the at least one support cup, the underwire defining an arcuate portion that is positioned below the cup axis of the support cup, the arcuate portion forming a circular arc spaced a first radial distance from the central point, wherein the arcuate portion of the elongate underwire subtends an angle through about and between 120 degrees to 160 degrees between a first end and a second end.