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AssigneeFamily Health International
InventorsDavid Sokal, Stephen Gerrard, Elizabeth Kneen, Ryan Hubbard, Geoff Galgon, Tombozgani Banda
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A device for delivering an agent into breast milk while breastfeeding. In one embodiment, the device includes a breast shield modified to engage a non-woven material which has been impregnated with a milk soluble active agent such as sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS). A lactating animal, e.g. a woman, uses this agent-delivering breast shield during breastfeeding to administer prophylactic or therapeutic agents to a suckling infant. The inventions are particularly well suited to preventing transmission of HIV virus from mother to child. Alternatively, the agent-laden material could be used with a baby bottle nipple or pacifier.
A device for delivering an agent into breast milk while breastfeeding, said device comprising:
A device for preventing the transmission of disease during breastfeeding, said device comprising:
A method of delivering an agent into breast milk while breastfeeding comprising the acts of:
A device for delivering an agent, said device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.