IP Library Granted Patent US 9,023,104
Granted Patent B2
US 9,023,104 · App. 13/180,078 · Granted May 5, 2015

Breast prosthesis

Inventors: Michaela Reusch (Freilassung, DE); Isabella Baum (Munich, DE); Helmut Wild (Stephanskirchen, DE)
Assignee: Amoena Medizin-Orthopadie-Technik GmbH
A61F2/52A61F2250/0024A61F2250/0063A61F2250/0015A61F2250/0062A61F2/12A61F2250/0009A61F2002/523A61F2250/001
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Patent No.
US 9,023,104
App. No.
13/180,078
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A breast prosthesis is provided having a support shell which is accommodated in a fabric cover, wherein one or more filling chambers for accommodating a filler material is/are located at the rear side of the breast prosthesis, wherein the breast prosthesis has a silicone shell which is arranged in front of the support shell and which is accommodated in the fabric cover in removable manner.

Claims (26)

1. A breast prosthesis having a front side and a rear side, the breast prosthesis comprising:

a fabric cover;

a support shell having a front side and a rear side, the support shell comprising soft polyurethane foam, the support shell being accommodated in the fabric cover, at least a portion of the rear side of the support shell being fixedly connected to the fabric cover;

one or more filling chambers for accommodating a filler material, the one or more filling chambers being located behind the support shell at the rear side of the breast prosthesis and

a silicone shell arranged in front of the front side of the support shell, the silicone shell being directly adjacent the soft polyurethane foam of the support shell, the silicone shell being accommodated in a removable manner in the fabric cover, the fabric cover having an opening for removal of the silicone shell;

wherein the support shell, the one or more filling chambers, and the silicone shell are completely surrounded by the fabric cover.

2. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more filling chambers contains filling material, and the silicone shell and the fabric cover cushioned with filler material can be worn and washed separately.

3. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the support shell is fixedly connected to the fabric cover in a ring-shaped and areal marginal region at the rear side of the support shell.

4. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more filling chambers are arranged in a central region at the rear side of the support shell.

5. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the silicone shell covers the support shell.

6. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the fabric cover comprises at least two areal fabric parts which are connected along their common margin.

7. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the opening of the fabric cover is closable for removal of the silicone shell.

8. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the opening of the fabric cover for removal of the silicone shell is provided with a hook and loop closure, a zipper fastener, hooks or eyelets, press fasteners or overlapping sections of the fabric cover.

9. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the overlapping sections of the fabric cover are tensioned.

10. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more filling chambers are at least partly bounded by the fabric cover.

11. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more filling chambers are formed as an intermediate space between the rear side of the support shell and the fabric cover.

12. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more filling chambers contains filling material, and the one or more filling chambers have an opening for removal of the filler material.

13. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a filler material in the one or more filling chambers.

14. A breast prosthesis in accordance claim 13 , wherein the filler material is a material selected from the group consisting of wadding, foamed plastics, foam flakes, polystyrene, hollow spheres and gels.

15. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the support shell comprises shape-stable plastic.

16. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the shape stable plastic is elastic.

17. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the shape stable plastic is soft.

18. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the silicone shell is a soft elastic plastic body.

19. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the silicone shell comprises a silicone mass welded in a plastic film.

20. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one or more filling chambers are at least partly bounded by the rear side of the support shell.

21. A breast prosthesis in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the support shell is fixedly connected to the fabric cover by a welding, adhesive bonding or sewing.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2026
From: AMOENA-MEDIZIN-ORTHOPÄDIE TECHNIK GMBH
To: NORDIC TRUSTEE GMBH, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 075284/0402 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL AT REEL/FRAME 70715/0473 Recorded Jul 15, 2026
From: NORDIC TRUSTEE GMBH, AS SECURITY AGENT
To: AMOENA MEDIZIN-ORTHOPÄDIE-TECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 075987/0262 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2025
From: AMOENA-MEDIZIN-ORTHOPÄDIE TECHNIK GMBH
To: NORDIC TRUSTEE GMBH, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 070715/0473 →
AMENDED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: AMOENA MEDIZIN-ORTHOPADIE-TECHNIK GMBH
To: DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 033615/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2011
From: REUSCH, MICHAELA; BAUM, ISABELLA; WILD, HELMUT
To: AMOENA MEDIZIN-ORTHOPADIE-TECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 026575/0582 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2011 005 141 U · Apr 11, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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