Apparatus and method for controlling human lactation
OwnerSuzanne E. Morrissey, Gerald Morrisseyinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus having a support having an outer surface and an inner surface that is shaped to conform substantially to a human female breast and having a protrusion which extends away from the support and is positioned to align substantially with and contact a nipple of a human female breast prevents a human female breast from lactating when placed over the breast. The present invention also provides a method for controlling human lactation which utilizes the present apparatus and includes the steps of placing and positioning the apparatus over the breast and applying pressure on the apparatus sufficient to prevent lactation.
Claims18
An apparatus for the control of human lactation comprising a support having an outer surface and an inner surface that is shaped to conform substantially to a human female breast, said inner surface having a protrusion with a concave nipple-contacting surface extending away from said support and positioned to align substantially with and contact a nipple of said human female breast when said apparatus is placed over said human female breast, whereby said protrusion substantially prevents said human female breast from lactating.
An apparatus for the control of human lactation comprising a flexible support having an outer convex surface and an inner concave surface that is shaped to conform substantially to a human female breast, said inner surface having a concave protrusion extending away from said support and positioned to align substantially with and contact a nipple of said human female breast when said apparatus is placed over said human female breast, whereby said protrusion substantially prevents said human female breast from lactating.
A method for controlling human lactation comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus comprising a support having an outer surface and an inner surface that is shaped to conform substantially to a human female breast, said inner surface having a protrusion with a concave nipple-contacting surface extending away from said support and positioned to align substantially with and contact a nipple of said human females breast when said apparatus is placed over said human female breast, whereby said protrusion substantially prevents said human female breast from lactating;
- placing said apparatus over said breast;
- positioning said apparatus to align said protrusion substantially with and contact said nipple of said breast;
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- applying pressure to said apparatus sufficient to prevent said breast from lactating.
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