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US 2026/0207436 A1Published application
Artificial nipple
AssigneeNortheast Ohio Medical University
InventorsC.J. MAYERL, R.Z. GERMAN
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Abstract
An artificial nipple includes a nipple body and a network. The nipple body has a base portion and a mouth portion extending longitudinally from the base portion. The nipple body has a proximal end surface at the base portion and an oppositely disposed distal end surface at the mouth portion. The network includes a plurality of fluid passageways extending between a plurality of inlet openings located at or adjacent to the proximal end surface and a single outlet opening located at or adjacent to the distal end surface.
Claims20
An artificial nipple, comprising:
- a nipple body having a base portion and a mouth portion extending longitudinally from the base portion, the nipple body having a proximal end surface at the base portion and an oppositely disposed distal end surface at the mouth portion;
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- a network comprising a plurality of fluid passageways extending between a plurality of inlet openings located at or adjacent to the proximal end surface and a single outlet opening located at or adjacent to the distal end surface.
An artificial nipple, comprising:
- a substantially solid nipple body having a base portion and a mouth portion extending longitudinally from the base portion, the nipple body having a proximal end surface at the base portion and an oppositely disposed distal end surface at the mouth portion;
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- a plurality of fluid passageways each extending longitudinally from an inlet opening located at the proximal end surface to an outlet opening located at the distal end surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.