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US 5,902,335 AGranted
Multiple section breast prosthesis
AssigneeCapital Marketing Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn E. Snyder, Jr.
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Abstract
A lightweight breast prosthesis having a first section and a second section. The first section having a gel-like consistency simulating the human breast and the second section containing a density-reducing agent to provide a lightweight prosthesis which provides excellent mimicking of the human breast form.
Claims9
A breast prosthesis comprising:
- (a) an outer section, said outer section comprising an outer surface shaped like a human breast and a first quantity of silicone gel, said outer surface defining a cavity filled with said first quantity of silicone gel, said first quantity of silicone gel having a first penetration value;
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- (b) an inner section adjacent said outer section, said inner section comprising a second quantity of silicone gel, said second quantity of silicone gel further comprising a density reducing agent, said second quantity of silicone gel having a second quantity weight and a second quantity volume, said density reducing present in sufficient amount so that the second quantity weight is from about 5% to about 35% less than the weight of a comparative inner section comprising silicone gel in a comparative volume of silicone gel equal in volume to said second quantity volume;
- said second quantity of silicone gel having a second penetration value less than said first penetration value, whereby sand outer section is less than said inner section in overall stiffness.
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A breast prosthesis comprising:
- (a) a back sheet of polymeric material;
- (b) an outer sheet attached to said back sheet and extending therefrom and being formable into the shape of a human breast;
- (c) an inner sheet of polymeric material welded to said back sheet at a predetermined distance inside of a welded edge of said outer sheet and backing sheet;
- (d) an outer volume defined by the connection of said outer sheet, back sheet and inner sheet wherein said outer volume is filled entirely with a first quantity of silicone gel;
- (e) an inner volume defined by the connection of said inner sheet and said backing sheet wherein said inner volume is filled with a second quantity of silicone gel containing density reducing agents distributed therethrough contained within said inner volume;
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- (f) said first quantity of silicone gel having a first penetration value and said second quantity of silicone gel having a second penetration value, said second penetration value less than said first penetration value, whereby said outer volume is less then said inner section in overall stiffness.
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A breast prosthesis comprising:
- (a) a back sheet of polymeric material;
- (b) an outer sheet attached to said back sheet extending therefrom and being formable into the shape of a human breast;
- (c) an outer volume filled with a first quantity of silicone gel;
- (d) an inner volume wherein said inner volume is filled with a second quantity of silicone gel containing density reducing agents distributed therethrough contained within said inner volume;
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- (e) said first quantity of silicone gel having a first penetration value and said second quantity of silicone gel having a second penetration value, said second penetration value less then said first penetration value, whereby said outer volume is less than said inner section in overall stiffness
- (f) said prosthesis having a weight from about 2.5% to about 25% of the weight of a comparative prosthesis without density reducing agents.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.