Patent ID: 8702471

Claim:
A combination garment and prosthesis for patients who have had surgery or treatment for chest and abdominal trauma, including patients having undergone chest and/or abdominal surgery, or treatment for ventral traumatic or epidermal conditions or injuries, comprising in operative combination: a. a breast prosthesis including at least one of a left or a right female upper-half breast having an outwardly-sloping top surface terminating in a generally horizontal bottom marginal edge and a substantially vertical back surface portion; b. a partial bra undergarment having means for removably retaining said at least one upper-half-breast prosthesis so that said breast prosthesis outwardly-sloping top surface is oriented upward; and c. said upper-half-breast prosthesis is configured in the shape of a female breast contoured in a natural “slope” form of the upper half of a breast, and being undercut to have no lower pendant breast portion, the horizontal bottom edge of said prosthesis forming the underside of a generally downwardly sloped cantilevered shelf, the lower outer marginal edge of said shelf generally follows a horizontal line approximately at the level of the nipples of a natural female breast; d. so that upon retainingly engaging said half-breast prosthesis to said undergarment and the patient putting on an over-garment, said over-garment will drape along said prosthesis upper half contour and over said shelf outer marginal edge, thereby providing a clearance space between said garment and exposed sensitive chest and ventral areas to prevent chafing and irritation.