Breast pump container assemblies
AssigneeExploraMed NC7, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Makower, John Y Chang, Brendan M Donohoe, Sharon Lam Wang, Michele Torosis, Earl Bright, II
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Abstract
Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure.
Claims9
A milk collection container for a wearable, portable self-powered breast pump system for pumping milk from a breast, the breast pump system including an entire outer surface that defines an entirety of an outer surface of the breast pump system, housing defining a portion of the entire outer surface and a pump mechanism including pumping structure and a mating receptacle, the milk collection container comprising:
- a body, the body sized and shaped to be placed within the housing and adjacent and about the pumping structure of the pump mechanism, the body defining separate and distinct structure from the entire outer surface of the breast pump system;
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- an extension extending from the body, the extension sized and shaped to couple with the mating receptacle of breast pump system;
- wherein the milk collection container is configured between the breast and the pumping structure when the wearable, portable self-powered breast pump system is worn by a user;
- wherein the milk collection container is configured closest to the breast between the breast and the pumping structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.