Method of making a breast prosthesis

Claim 1

Process for producing a breast prosthesis having a concave recess facing the human body from a synthetic resin composition that can be cured to a gelatinous consistency in a heated mold including a female die and a cooperating male die and that is enclosed between first and second thermoplastic films, the method comprising the steps of: a. clamping a first film which defines a side of the prothesis facing away from the human body to the female die, heating and deep drawing the first film to permanently conform it to the contour of the female die; b. removing the deep-drawn first film from the female die; c. placing an insert into the female die, the insert having a volume and a free area which correspond to the volume and a free area of the concave recess facing the human body; d. positioning the deep-drawn first film in the female die and in conformance with the insert; e. thereafter filling the positioned deep-drawn first film in the female die to about an edge of the die with the synthetic resin composition; f. covering the synthetic resin composition with a second film and welding together the first and second films along their entire overlapping edges; g. removing the insert from the female die the first film again taking the contour of the female die; h. permanently imparting to the second film the concave recess with a corresponding contour of the male die; and i. curing the synthetic resin composition to produce the breast prosthesis.