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US 6,786,798 B1Granted
Antimicrobial bra
OwnerKathleen Gendelinventor
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Abstract
The Invention is a brassiere to be worn after breast surgery. The fabric of the brassiere includes antimicrobial fibers that control microbes on the skin of the woman's breast area both before and after surgical incisions are healed. The antimicrobial fiber is a synthetic fiber incorporating a silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate ion exchange resin. The antimicrobial fiber contains silver ions in antimicrobial amounts.
Claims16
A brassiere comprising:
- a. two cups, each cup having an inner surface;
- b. an elastic band attached to each of said cups and securing said cups to a torso of a wearer;
- c. two cup liners, one of said cup liners being attached to one of said inner surfaces of one of said cups, the other said cup liner being attached to the other said inner surface of the other of said cups;
- d. an antimicrobial fiber, each of said cup liners comprising said antimicrobial fiber, said antimicrobial fiber contacting a skin of a breast area of said wearer, said antimicrobial fiber thereby controlling microbes on said skin of said breast area of said wearer.
1 more element
A brassiere, the brassiere comprising:
- a. two cups, each of said cups having an inside surface;
- b. an elastic strap, said elastic strap securing said cups to a torso of a wearer;
- c. each of said inside surfaces of said cups comprising an antimicrobial fiber, said antimicrobial fiber being held in contact with a skin of a breast area of said wearer by said cups and said elastic strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.