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Nipple for removing lactic acid

US6325817A · kind A · utility

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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 2000
Grant dateDec 4, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 4, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61J17/10
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved nipple comprises a grip part, a stop part located at a front end of the grip part, a sucking part coupled with the stop part, at least two pieces of annular body are arranged at a proper position of the sucking part, wherein a clearance is provided between two adjacent bodies. After feeding and when a baby is sucking the nipple, he is holding the sucking part in mouth, meanwhile, his upper and lower incisors are inserted in the clearance, and the pieces of the piece body are pinching the upper and the lower incisors on both sides thereof to remove the remaining lactic acid on the incisors.

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