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Breast prosthesis

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  • US 5,607,473 A
  • Filed: 05/08/1996
  • Issued: 03/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A breast prosthesis to be worn on the body of a person who has had a mastectomy, comprising:

  • a prosthetic body made of soft plastic material and including a front plastic sheet and a rear plastic sheet connected to each other along a common peripheral edge to form an inner cavity therebetween which is completely filled by a plastic mass, said prosthetic body having a front side resembling the configuration of a natural breast and a rear side which faces a wearer'"'"'s body; and

    a fabric member bridging the rear side of said prosthetic body to allow formation of a space between said rear plastic sheet and said fabric member for effecting a ventilation, said fabric member being attached to said plastic sheets only about the common peripheral edge of the plastic sheets and exhibiting an edge terminating flush with the common peripheral edge of said plastic sheets.

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