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Breast shield unit having media separation

A separation device and shield technology, which can be applied to breast pumps, suction devices, hypodermic injection devices, etc., can solve problems such as increasing the volume of breast shields.

Active Publication Date: 2015-09-23
MEDELA HLDG AG
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[0006] Although the media separation device brings advantages in terms of protecting the suction line and the breast pump, the media separation device greatly increases the volume of the breastshield

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[0041] exist figure 1 A first embodiment of a breastshield unit according to the invention is shown in . The breastshield unit has a breastshield 2 and a media separator 7 connected thereto.

[0042] In this embodiment, the breastshield 2 has a dimensionally stable or rigid base body 25 , preferably made of plastic. The housing 70 of the media separator 7 is held in the base body 25 . As will be described with reference to the exemplary embodiment below, the housing 70 can be arranged movably in the base body 25 . However, the housing can also be connected fixedly and immovably to the base body.

[0043] The base body 25 has a milk connection part 28 with a milk outlet opening for connection to the milk collecting container 5 . A valve 8 , preferably a non-return valve, is arranged on the housing 70 of the medium separator or also on the milk connection part 28 in order to limit the dead volume during pumping and to prevent the pumped milk from flowing back. In this examp...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a breast shield unit for use together with a breast pump for expressing human breast milk, comprising a breast shield (2) for receiving a mother's breast (B) and a media separating device (7, 9) for exerting a vacuum in the interior of the breast shield (2). Said breast shield (2) has a receiving area (33) for receiving a nipple of the mother's breast (B). The media separating device (7, 9) has a media separating diaphragm (9) which can be moved to and fro between two positions for the purpose of transmitting the vacuum. The media separating diaphragm (9) is located in the receiving area (33), at least in one of the two aforementioned positions. The breast shield unit according to the invention can be produced extremely compactly, despite integrated media separation, and minimizes the dead volume.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a breastshield unit according to the preamble of claim 1 or 16 for use with a breast pump for pumping human breast milk and a breastshield unit according to the preamble of claim 15 media separator. Background technique [0002] Breast pumps for pumping human breast milk by means of negative pressure are well known. Breast pumps are commercially available both manually and motor-driven. The breast pump is connected directly or via a vacuum line to the breastshield. The breastshield is placed over the mother's breast to be pumped such that at least the nipple and generally the areola and surrounding tissue of the mother's breast are hermetically sealed. The breastshield is usually connected directly or via a milk line to the milk collection container, so that the pumped milk can flow directly into the container. [0003] Furthermore, media separators for breast pumps are known. The medium separation device is used to protec...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61M1/00A61M1/06
CPCA61M1/0049A61M1/066A61M1/064A61M1/06A61M1/78A61M1/067
Inventor 艾蒂安·富雷尔马里奥·里格特安德烈·施林格
Owner MEDELA HLDG AG
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