Prosthetic breast form

• US 7,628,811 B1
• Filed: 11/13/2006
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Test Me Out, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Test Me Out, Inc.
• Inventors: Gaskill, Janis Twiddy
• Primary Examiner(s): Sweet; Thomas J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sharma; Yashita
• Application Number:
  US11/598,359
• Time in Patent Office: 1,121 Days
• Field of Search: 623/7, 623/8
• US Class Current: 623/7
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/52 Mammary prostheses brassieres A41C3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/5013 filled with particles for joints A61F2002/30588
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/5056 Laminates, i.e. layered products
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/523 Multiple breast forms made of several concentric breast-shaped layers nested into one another
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/526 Nipples

Abstract

A prosthetic breast form that is worn external to the human body to simulate a missing breast or portion thereof. A fabric pouch defines an outer shape that approximates a breast shape or portion thereof, and that further defines an inner compartment. A filler is disposed within the inner compartment, the filler comprising a free flowing blend of fiber filler and beads that are intermingled. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims

1. A prosthetic breast form that is worn external to the human body to simulate a missing breast or portion thereof, the prosthetic breast form comprising:

a fabric pouch that defines an outer shape that approximates a breast shape or portion thereof, and that further defines an inner compartment; and

a filler disposed within the inner compartment, the filler comprising a free flowing blend of clustered fiber filler and beads that are intermingled.

2. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein the fiber filler comprises clustered polyester fiber filler.

3. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the beads comprise weighting beads.

4. The prosthetic breast for according to claim 3, wherein the weighting beads comprise at least one of glass beads and PVC beads.

5. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the beads comprise filler beads.

6. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 5, wherein the filler beads comprise expanded polystyrene beads.

7. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein the beads comprise a blend of weighted beads and filler beads.

8. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein the beads comprise a blend of polystyrene beads and polyvinyl chloride beads.

9. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein the pouch comprises rear panel and a front panel, with the rear panel being made of an absorbent fabric and the front panel being made of a stretchy fabric.

10. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 9, wherein the rear panel is approximately tear-drop shaped.

11. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 1, wherein the pouch comprises a rear panel and a front panel and wherein at least one of the rear panel and the front panel comprises first and second fabric layers that sandwich a fiber fill layer.

12. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 11, wherein the rear panel is approximately tear-drop shaped.

13. A prosthetic breast form that is worn external to the human body to simulate a missing breast or portion thereof, the prosthetic breast form comprising:

a fabric pouch that defines an outer shape that approximates a breast shape or portion thereof, and that further defines an inner compartment; and

a filler disposed within the inner compartment, the filler comprising a free flowing blend of clustered fiber filler and beads, the beads comprising a plurality of weighting beads and a plurality of filler beads.

14. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 13, wherein the clustered fiber filler comprises clustered polyester fiber filler.

15. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 13, wherein the beads comprise a blend of polystyrene beads and polyvinyl chloride beads.

16. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 13, wherein the pouch comprises rear panel and a front panel, with the rear comprising an absorbent natural fabric and the front panel comprising a stretchy fabric.

17. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 16, wherein the rear panel comprise a cotton knit fabric and wherein the front panel comprises a nylon-spandex blend fabric.

18. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 16, wherein the rear panel is approximately teardrop shaped.

19. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 13, wherein the pouch comprises a rear panel and a front panel and wherein at least one of the rear panel and the front panel comprises first and second fabric layers that sandwich a fiber fill layer.

20. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 19, wherein the rear panel is approximately tear-drop shaped.

21. A prosthetic breast form that is worn external to the human body to simulate a missing breast or portion thereof, the prosthetic breast form comprising:

a fabric pouch that defines an outer shape that approximates a breast shape or portion thereof, and that further defines an inner compartment, wherein the pouch comprises rear panel for contacting the chest surface of the user and a front panel, with the rear panel being made of an absorbent natural fabric and the front panel being made of a stretchy fabric; and

a filler disposed within the inner compartment, the filler comprising a free flowing blend of clustered polyester fiber filler and beads, the beads comprising a plurality of weighting beads and a plurality of filler beads.

22. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 21, wherein the beads comprise a blend of polystyrene beads and polyvinyl chloride beads.

23. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 21, wherein at least one of the rear panel and the front panel comprises first and second fabric layers that sandwich a fiber fill layer.

24. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 21, wherein the rear panel is approximately tear-drop shaped.

25. The prosthetic breast form according to claim 21, wherein the pouch comprises rear panel and a front panel, with the rear panel being made of an absorbent fabric and the front panel being made of a stretchy fabric.