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US 5,871,456 AGranted
Apparatus and method for correcting flat, inverted or retracting nipples of varying sizes
OwnerEdie C. Armstrong, Judy A. Bradyinventors
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Abstract
A device for correcting flat, inverted or retracting human nipples includes a tube having a piston inserted into one end and a removable, reversible tip attached to the other end. The tip is constructed from a flexible clear or semi-clear material. The tip is configurable by reversing its position to fit particular nipple sizes and/or to perform particular functions. Suction pressure is applied to evert the nipple by pulling the piston out of the tube. A method of using the device is also disclosed.
Claims8
A method for correcting a flat, inverted or retracting human breast nipple, comprising:
- (a) providing a device comprising:
- (i) a tube having first and second ends;
- (ii) a tip having a predetermined configuration with first and second ends, said second end comprising a sleeve portion connected to said first end and an expanded portion extending from said sleeve portion, said tip being reversible as both said first end and said sleeve portion of said second end are adapted for attachment to said first end of said tube and for effective and comfortable contact with a breast;
- said first and second ends comprising a flexible material capable of providing a seal around a nipple, said expanded portion having an interior portion for receiving and contacting varying sizes and shapes of breasts, areolar tissue and nipples, said first end and said sleeve portion of said second end form a tip cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a predetermined inside diameter, a predetermined length and an annular sealing lip disposed interiorly at a predetermined portion along its length between said first end and said sleeve portion of said second end;
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- (iii) a piston insertable into said second end of said tube and retractable within said tube for creating suction pressure in said tube when said tip is placed over a nipple, said suction pressure being applied against said breast to correct flat, inverted or retracting nipples;
- (b) selecting an end of said tip for contact with the breast by matching the size of the end with the nipple;
- (c) attaching an end of said tip opposite said selected contact end to said first end of said tube;
- (d) inserting said piston a predetermined distance into said tube through said second end of said tube;
- (e) placing said contact end of said tip on the breast over the nipple;
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- (f) retracting said piston in said tube to apply said suction pressure to the nipple.
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A device for correcting flat, inverted or retracting human breast nipples, comprising:
- a tube having first and second ends;
- a tip having a predetermined configuration with first and second ends, said second end comprising a sleeve portion connected to said first end and an expanded portion extending from said sleeve portion, said first end and said sleeve portion of said second end form a tip cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a predetermined inside diameter, a predetermined length and an annular sealing lip disposed interiorly at a predetermined portion along its length between said first end and said sleeve portion of said second end, said tip being reversible as both said first end and said sleeve portion of said second end are adapted for attachment to said first end of said tube, said first end and said second end of said tip being adapted for effective and comfortable contact with a breast, said first and second ends comprising a flexible material capable of providing a seal around a nipple, said expanded portion having an interior portion for receiving and contacting varying sizes and shapes of breasts, areolar tissue and nipples;
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- a piston insertable into said second end of said tube and retractable within said tube for creating suction pressure in said tube when said tip is placed over a nipple, said suction pressure being applied against said breast to correct flat, inverted or retracting nipples.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.