Breast pump
US4673388A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/782
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The breast pump (1) for sucking off breast milk has a suction bell (10), which is intended to be laid against the breast and which is connected with a storage container (12) for pumped-off milk arranged at an angle to the longitudinal axis (A.sup.3) of the suction bell and with a suction pump (15) driven by an electric motor (11), in order to produce sufficient suction for the pumping-off process inside the suction bell; the pump (1) has an attachment housing (18) which comprises two limbs (14, 16) connected to each other at an angle, which housing is connected in a detachable manner with the suction bell (10) and contains the electric motor (11), a low voltage current source (13) for the latter, for example, a battery or an accumulator, and the suction pump (15). The longitudinal axis (A.sup.1) of one (14) of the limbs of the housing lies practically parallel to the longitudinal axis (A.sup.3) of the suction bell (10) and the longitudinal axis (A.sup.2) of the other limb (16) of the housing lies practically parallel to the longitudinal axis (A.sup.4) of the storage container (12). The new breast pump can be made of light and comparatively inexpensive parts and can be used as a com…
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