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US 11,376,351 B2Granted
Smart breast pump system
AssigneeMoxxly, Inc.
InventorsGabrielle V. Guthrie, Santhi Analytis, Cara C. Delzer
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Abstract
This disclosure generally relates to a smart breast pump system that includes at least one sensor to monitor the expression of breast milk. The smart breast pump system may further include a mobile device which wirelessly receives sensor data from the at least one sensor. Additionally, the smart breast pump system may further include at least one server device, which wirelessly receives sensor data from the at least one mobile device.
Claims18
A smart breast pump system, comprising:
- a breast pump, including:
- a milk capture and collection element, including a sensor portion including at least one sensor to monitor the expression of breast milk, the sensor being disposed in the milk capture and collection element of the breast pump;
- a power source disposed within the breast pump;
- a milk collection portion including a bottle, the bottle including a valve which attaches to the bottle by enveloping a rim that protrudes radially from an opening of the bottle such that the valve mates with a stop disposed on an external surface of the bottle, wherein the stop extends radially outward from the external surface of the bottle beyond an outermost edge of the attached valve the valve including valve leaflets which, when installed, are disposed below the top edge of the bottle such that the valve leaflets are open to the bottle except when suction is applied to the valve leaflets,
- wherein the at least one sensor is triggered to begin sensing a flow of breast milk into the milk collection portion in response to an installation of the milk collection portion on the milk capture and collection element of the breast pump,
- wherein the sensor portion included in the milk capture and collection element of the breast pump includes wireless communication circuitry that transmits real-time breast milk expression information for breast milk into the milk collection portion;
- and
- a suction pump, wirelessly receiving one or more control instructions based on real-time breast milk expression information, real-time suggestions provided to the user for controlling the pump, and user interaction based on the one or more real-time suggestions, the real-time breast milk expression information including at least real-time milk flow rate information.
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A smart breast pump system, comprising:
- a breast pump, including:
- a milk capture and collection element, including a sensor portion including at least one sensor to monitor the expression of breast milk, the sensor being disposed in the milk capture and collection element of the breast pump;
- a power source disposed within the breast pump;
- a milk collection portion including a bottle, the bottle including a valve which attaches to the bottle by enveloping a rim that protrudes radially from an opening of the bottle such that the valve mates with a stop disposed on an external surface of the bottle, wherein the stop extends radially outward from the external surface of the bottle beyond an outermost edge of the attached valve, the valve including valve leaflets which, when installed, are disposed below the top edge of the bottle such that the valve leaflets are open to the bottle except when suction is applied to the valve leaflets;
- wherein the at least one sensor is triggered to begin sensing a flow of breast milk into the milk collection portion in response to an installation of the milk collection portion on the pump;
- wherein the sensor portion included in the milk capture and collection element of the breast pump includes wireless communication circuitry that transmits real-time breast milk expression information for breast milk into the milk collection portion;
- a mobile device, wirelessly receiving sensor data transmitted by the wireless communication circuitry included in the sensor portion of the milk capture and collection element of the breast pump, and controlling a suction pump, including a breast pump which applies vacuum pressure to the breast pump,
- wherein based on the real-time breast milk expression information for breast milk into the milk collection portion which includes at least real-time milk flow rate information, the mobile device provides real-time suggestions for controlling the suction pump to a user, receives real time user interaction accepting or rejecting the suggestions for controlling the suction pump, and provides one or more control instructions to the suction pump based on the received real time user interaction;
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- at least one server device, wirelessly receiving the sensor data from the at least one mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.