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US 12,576,002 B2Granted
Lactation aid and breast tissue therapeutic device
AssigneeLactamo Holdings Pty Ltd
InventorsHenrietta Rose Watts-Russell, Gregory James Roger
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Abstract
A lactation aid is disclosed having an outer layer defining a cavity and a core material located in the cavity, the core material being adapted to be one or more of: heated and cooled. The lactation aid is adapted to be manually rolled over a breast. The lactation aid may include protrusions, which protrusions may be hollow such that core material at least partially extends into the protrusions. A temperature indicator may also be present. The lactation aid may combine three therapeutic components: application of temperature (heating or cooling), movement and compression to breast tissue.
Claims15
A breast aid comprising:
- an outer layer defining a cavity, the outer layer being formed of an elastomeric material having a Shore 00 hardness of between 15 and 80,
- wherein the outer layer is spherical and comprises a plurality of protrusions extending radially outwards from an exterior surface of the outer layer, the plurality of protrusions comprising:
- a first subset of protrusions distributed across a first half of the outer layer, each protrusion of the first subset of protrusions having a first height;
- and
- a second subset of protrusions distributed across a second half of the outer layer that is opposite to the first half of the outer layer, each protrusion of the second subset of protrusions having a second height higher than the first height, wherein a radius of a notional hemisphere extending across tips of the protrusions of the second subset of protrusions is larger than a radius of a notional hemisphere extending across tips of the protrusions of the first subset of protrusions, and
- wherein one or more of the plurality of protrusions are hollow and one or more of the plurality of protrusions are non-hollow;
- and
- a core material located in the cavity and in contact with an inner surface of the outer layer, the core material being a liquid or gel and substantially at atmospheric pressure when at room temperature, the core material being adapted to be one or more of:
- heated and cooled, wherein the core material at least partially extends into the hollow protrusions,
- wherein the breast aid is substantially ball-shaped,
- wherein the breast aid is adapted to be manually rolled over a breast,
- wherein a modulus of elasticity of the entire breast aid is between 0.5 kPa and 10 kPa, and
- wherein a thickness of the outer layer is less than 3 mm.
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A device comprising:
- an outer layer defining a cavity, the outer layer being formed of an elastomeric material having a Shore 00 hardness of between 15 and 80,
- wherein the outer layer is spherical and comprises a plurality of protrusions extending radially outwards from an exterior surface of the outer layer, the plurality of protrusions comprising:
- a first subset of protrusions distributed across a first half of the outer layer, each protrusion of the first subset of protrusions having a first height;
- and
- a second subset of protrusions distributed across a second half of the outer layer that is opposite to the first half of the outer layer, each protrusion of the second subset of protrusions having a second height higher than the first height, wherein a radius of a notional hemisphere extending across tips of the protrusions of the second subset of protrusions is larger than a radius of a notional hemisphere extending across tips of the protrusions of the first subset of protrusions,
- wherein one or more of the plurality of protrusions are hollow and one or more of the plurality of protrusions are non-hollow;
- and
- a core material located in the cavity and in contact with an inner surface of the outer layer, the core material being a liquid or a gel and substantially at atmospheric pressure when at room temperature, the core material being adapted to be one or more of:
- heated and cooled, wherein the core material at least partially extends not the hollow protrusions,
- wherein the device is substantially ball-shaped,
- wherein the device is adapted to be manually rolled over body tissue,
- wherein a modulus of elasticity of the entire breast aid is between 0.5 kPa and 10 kPa, and
- wherein a thickness of the outer layer is less than 3 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.