Wearable, Combined Garment and Mastectomy Prosthesis

US 8,702,471, assigned to Linda C, covers a combination garment and prosthesis for patients who had surgery or treatment for chest and abdominal trauma, including patients having undergone chest and/or abdominal surgery, and is available for sale through IPApproach.

US Patents

1 granted

Assignee

Linda C

Availability

For Sale

Patents Included

• US 8,702,471↗

Technology Highlights

• It is useful for patients, predominantly female, who have had surgery or treatment for chest and abdominal trauma,
  undergone chest and/or abdominal surgery, or treatment for ventral traumatic or epidermal conditions or injuries,
  such as post-op mastectomy, burn, heart and lung surgery.
• Combined garment/prosthesis providing protection for the sensitive post-operative skin areas against bumping in public or from chafing and irritation, for example, by garments or an automotive seat belt.
• Prosthesis is flexible and configured with a natural breast top surface slope while not being rigid, and having sufficient compliance to present a natural appearance.
• It does not put pressure on the chest or abdominal wall, and can serve as an undergarment like a bra, as well as a part of a fashionable over-garment.
• The inventive partial bra garment/prosthesis permits patients to reclaim their emotional sense of self while remaining highly fashionable and functionally and enables patients to participate in a full range of public events.
• For patients, having to wear no prostheses, and thus loosing their figure, is psychically traumatic, and can lead to significant emotional scarring and thus present invention overcome these problems.

Overview

The technology disclosed provides the following advantages:

Listing updated August 21, 2026

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