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US 2025/0018096 A1Published application
Breast pump systems and methods
AssigneeWillow Innovations, Inc.
InventorsJenny Teng, Jason Chamberlain, Becky Scanlon, Elizabeth Ho, Marvin Patel, John Chang
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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. Various sealing points are provided between components of the assembly for sealing purposes and to accomplish overall pumping targets.
Claims9
A wearable system to pump fluid from a breast, the system comprising:
- a flange configured and dimensioned to form a seal with the breast, the flange including a nipple tunnel;
- a lid sized and shaped to receive the flange;
- a diaphragm;
- a first chamber, the first chamber defined by the lid and diaphragm;
- a pump assembly configured to flex the diaphragm and create a vacuum within the first chamber;
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- a milk collection container assembly configured to receive pumped milk;
- wherein the diaphragm seals at multiple locations with one or more of the lid, the pump assembly and the flange.
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