Portable breastpump
AssigneeMedela Holding AG
InventorsErich Pfenniger, Richard Röllin, Beda Weber, Markus Kerschdorfer
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Abstract
A portable breast pump has a suction unit and a collecting unit which is connected to this suction unit via a flexible suction line. The collecting unit comprises a breast shield, a milk-receiving container and a coupling element which connects the breast shield to the milk-receiving container. The suction unit has a housing with an operating means for operating the pump and a fastening means for fastening the housing on a carrying means, which can be fastened on the mother's body. This breast pump is easy to operate, allows the milk to be expressed even in confined areas with no set-down surfaces and, in addition, does not hinder the mother's mobility.
Claims14
A portable breast pump comprising:
- a suction unit, a collecting unit and a suction line, the suction line connecting the collecting unit to the suction unit, the collecting unit having a breast shield, a milk-receiving container and a coupling element, which connects the breast shield to the milk-receiving container to form a rigid unit, and the suction unit having a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a fastening means for fastening the housing on a carrying means, which can be fastened on a mother's body so that the suction unit can be carried in an exposed manner, wherein the housing has a round cross-section and comprises an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part and the lower part are connected with each other by a peripheral ball spring-actuated lock.
A suction unit for use in a portable breast pump comprising;
- a breast pump having a collecting unit with a breast shield, a milk-receiving container and a coupling element, which connects the breast shield to the milk-receiving container for form a rigid unit, the breast pump also having a flexible suction line, by means of which the collecting unit can be connected to the suction unit, and the suction unit having a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a fastening means for fastening the housing on a carrying means, which can be fastened on a mother' s body so that the suction unit can be carried in an exposed manner, wherein the housing has a round cross-section and comprises an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part and the lower part are connected with each other by a peripheral ball spring-actuated lock.
A portable breast pump comprising:
- a suction unit, a collecting unit and a suction line, the suction line connecting the collecting unit to the suction unit, the collecting unit having a breast shield, a milk-receiving container and a coupling element, which connects the breast shield to the milk-receiving container to form a rigid unit, and the suction unit having a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a fastening means for fastening the housing on a carrying means, which can be fastened on a mother's body so that the suction unit can be carried in an exposed manner, wherein the housing has a round cross-section and comprises an upper part and a lower part, and wherein the fastening means comprises an eye attached to a periphery of the housing, either to the upper part or the lower part.
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