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Breast milk expression apparatus and system

US11273239B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims

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Assignee

IMALAC, INC. · US

Inventors

Noreen Gordon Sablotsky · Miami, US
Rachael Sablotsky Kish · Miami, US
Kathryn Garriott Sablotsky · Charleston, US
Scott R. Arp · Kendall, US
William T. Bales · Miami, US
Paul John Grata · Hialeah, US
Damian H. Tomlin · Kingston, JM
Victor M. Gamez · Fort Lauderdale, US
Lisandro Rivera Alvarez · Miramar, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2018
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2209/088
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A breast milk expression apparatus includes at least one compression pad disposable about a breast of a user and configured for radial displacement relative to the breast. The apparatus includes a compression unit coupled to the at least one pad, configured to cyclically displace the at least one pad radially inwardly to cause compression of the breast and, following compression of the breast, permitting the breast to expand and decompress.

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