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Breast pump system with flange

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  • US 10,398,816 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2018
  • Issued: 09/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automated breast pump system for pumping milk from a breast of a user, comprising:

  • a breast pump configured to fit within a bra, the breast pump including;

    a breast pump shell housing a milk flow path;

    a pumping mechanism, the pumping mechanism contained completely within the breast pump shell;

    a fluid container configured to directly engage and be supported by an outer surface of the breast pump shell, wherein the fluid container is connected to the milk flow path;

    a flange attached to the breast pump shell and configured to receive the breast, the flange including a rigid nipple receiving portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion configured below the nipple receiving portion during use, the nipple receiving portion including a proximal end defining an opening; and

    an external computer that automatically tracks pumping and communicates with the pumping mechanism;

    wherein the pumping mechanism is associated with the rigid nipple receiving portion and the pumping mechanism is configured to create a suction force from the rigid nipple receiving portion, the suction force and the milk flow path both being directed generally upward relative to the bottom portion of the flange.

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