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Title:
POST-MASTECTOMY BRASSIERE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/236048
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to construction of special clothing, namely brassieres for women who had mastectomy (breast removal). The construction of the said brassiere is designed to be used with any type of breast prosthesis daily or can be used as a part of rehabilitation measures. The post-mastectomy brassiere has two cups (1), each of them attached by its lower part to a belt (3) designed to fix the cups' (1) positioning in the horizontal plane. On both ends of the belt (3) there are fasteners (4) to fix it on the body; the upper part of each cup (1) is attached to a strap (2) of adjustable length; the other end of the strap (2) is attached to one of the belt (3) halves; there is a pocket (6) for placing a breast prosthesis (9) in. The construction comprises a brace (5); the abovementioned pocket (6) is located on the brace (5) surface oriented towards the cup (1); the brace (5) is located from the side of brassiere's internal surface on one of the symmetrical halves and attached to the internal side of the brassiere in at least three places: one lower end of the brace (5) is connected to the belt (3) along the symmetry line of brassiere halves; the other lower end of the brace (5) is attached to one of the belt (3) ends in the area of fastener (4); and the upper part of the brace (5) is attached in the area of strap (2) connection to the upper part of one of the cups (1).

Inventors:
BUT NATALIIA SERHIJIVNA (UA)
Application Number:
PCT/UA2021/000050
Publication Date:
January 13, 2022
Filing Date:
May 21, 2021
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BUT NATALIIA SERHIJIVNA (UA)
International Classes:
A41C3/14; A41C3/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ZHIKHAREV, Olexandr Sergyovych (UA)
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Claims:
AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 24 November 2021 (24.11.2021)

1. A post-mastectomy brassiere comprising: two breast cups (1); the lower part of each cup (1) is attached to a belt (3) designed to fix the cups' positioning in the horizontal plane; fasteners (4) located on both ends of the belt (3) for its fixing on the body; upper part of each cup (1) is attached to a strap (2) with adjustable length; the other end of the adjustable strap (2) is attached to one of halves of the belt (3); a pocket (6) for placing breast prosthesis (9) differing by the brassiere additionally contains a brace (5) located from the side of brassiere internal surface on one of the symmetrical halves; the said pocket (6) is located on the brace surface oriented towards the cup (1); the brace (5) is connected to the internal side of the brassiere in at least three places: one lower part of the brace (5) is connected to the belt (3) along the symmetry line (8) of brassiere halves; the other lower end of the brace (5) is connected to one of the belt ends in the area of fastener (7); and the upper part of the brace (5) is attached in the area of strap connection to the upper part of one of the cups (1); the brace (5) contains at least one part replicating the shape of prosthesis internal surface and made of material with lower heat conductivity than the material of the brassiere.

2. The brassiere according to Claim 1, differing by the use of more elastic material for the brace (5) than the material for the brassiere.

3. The brassiere according to Claim 1, differing by the brace (5) with the pocket (6) made as a removable element attached to the internal surface of the brassiere along the symmetry line (8) located between the cups (1).

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4. The brassiere according to Claim 1, differing by the brace (5) with the pocket (6) as a universal element attached permanently to the brassiere along the symmetry line (8) so that the same brace (5) with the pocket (6) can be used for the left or the right side depending on the woman's needs.

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