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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsYANNYK PARULIAN JULIAN BOURQUIN, JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, ADRIANUS WILHELMUS DIONISIUS MARIA VAN DEN BIJGAART, MATHIVANAN DAMODARAN
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Provided is a breast shield assembly (112) for use in a breast manipulation procedure, for example milk expression and/or a breast massage procedure. The breast shield assembly comprises a cavity for receiving at least part of a breast, the cavity being at least partly defined by a surface (100) that faces the breast when the at least part of the breast is received in the cavity. The surface is arranged such that relative movement of the surface and the breast during the breast manipulation procedure causes the breast to be contactable by at least one location of the surface. An adjustment arrangement (110) enables varying of one or more of the at least one location such that different discrete regions of the breast are contactable by the surface. Further provided is an adjustment arrangement per se, a breast pump assembly comprising the breast shield assembly and a breast pump for moving the surface during the breast manipulation procedure, and a method of interfacing a breast with a surface of such a breast shield assembly.
A breast shield assembly for use in a breast manipulation procedure, the breast shield assembly comprising:
An adjustment arrangement for a breast shield whose breast-receiving cavity is at least partly defined by a surface, the surface and the breast being moveable relative to each other during a breast manipulation procedure such that the breast is contactable by at least one location of the surface, wherein the adjustment arrangement is cooperable with the surface and configured to enable varying one or more of the at least one location such that different discrete regions of the breast are contactable by the surface.
A method of interfacing a breast with a surface of a breast shield assembly suitable for use in a breast manipulation procedure, the breast being contactable by at least one location of the surface during relative movement of the surface and the breast in the breast manipulation procedure, the breast shield assembly further comprising an adjustment arrangement the method comprising using the adjustment arrangement to vary one or more of the at least one location such that different discrete regions of the breast are contactable by the surface, wherein the method does not include implementing the breast manipulation procedure using the breast shield assembly following said using of the adjustment arrangement and interfacing of the breast with the surface of the breast shield assembly.
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