US 6,981,988 B1
Breast implant sizing system
Elizabeth Kinsley, 230 Bigner Rd., Mandeville, La. 70471 (US)
Filed on Mar. 08, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/93,900.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/10 (2006.01); A43D 8/28 (2006.01); G01B 3/14 (2006.01); G01F 17/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 623—8 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for selecting a properly sized breast implant, said method comprising:
a. providing a breast ruler, at least one pair of flexible, fillable implant devices, and a liquid measuring device adapted to fill said implant devices;
b. wherein said breast ruler is flexible and comprises:
i. a mid-section with a center aperture formed therein; and
ii. two lateral extensions extending in opposite directions from said mid-section;
wherein a series of numbered graduation marks are located on each of said lateral extensions, and said numbers increase in magnitude as said graduation marks move away from said center aperture;
c. placing said breast ruler over a breast of a user and measuring a breast width;
d. using said liquid measuring device to fill said implant devices with an approximate amount of liquid corresponding to said breast width;
e. positioning said filled implants over said breasts with an item of clothing; and
f. adjusting, as necessary, the amount of liquid in said implant devices and repeating step e.