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US 2021/0196874 A1Published application
Breast pump system
AssigneeChiaro Technology Limited
InventorsJonathan O'TOOLE, Adam ROLLO, Andrew CARR
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Abstract
The invention is a wearable breast pump system including a housing shaped at least in part to fit inside a bra and a piezo air-pump. The piezo air-pump is fitted in the housing and forms part of a closed loop system that drives a separate, deformable diaphragm to generate negative air pressure. The diaphragm is removably mounted on a breast shield.
Claims30
A breast pump device that is configured as a self-contained, in-bra wearable device to be and that includes:
- (i) a housing that includes (a) a rechargeable battery;
- (b) a power charging circuit for controlling the charging of the rechargeable battery;
- (c) control electronics powered by the rechargeable battery;
- (d) a piezo air pump system powered by the rechargeable battery and generating negative air pressure;
- (ii) a breast shield made up of a breast flange and a nipple tunnel;
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- (iii) a milk container that is configured to attach to the housing;
- and in which the location of the centre of gravity of the device is, when the milk container is empty, below the centre of the nipple tunnel when the milk container is empty.
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