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US 2020/0345907 A1Published application
Breast pump assembly
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. In one approach, the breast pump assembly includes a breast adapter and a receptacle configured to cup the breast adapter, and the breast adapter is removable from the receptacle.
Claims10
An automated system for controlling pumping cycles to pump milk from a human breast, the system comprising:
- a breast pump assembly shaped to fit within a bra, the breast pump assembly including:
- a housing sized to fit within the bra;
- a breast adapter configured to contact and form a seal with the breast, the breast adapter being attached to the housing and including a nipple receiving cavity;
- a pumping mechanism contained within the housing, the pumping mechanism including a pumping region above the nipple receiving cavity and configured to facilitate creating a suction on the human breast;
- a milk collection container attached to the housing;
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- a controller contained within the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.