Breastpump Assemblies Having Silver-Containing Antimicrobial Compounds
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1. An improved breastshield for a breastpump, comprising:
- a breastshield, said breastshield having a first inner surface adapted to receive a breast therein and direct breastmilk therethrough, andan antimicrobial agent applied to at least a portion of said breastshield inner surface.
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Abstract
Breastpump assemblies having antimicrobial agents associated therewith are disclosed. Embodiments include breastpump assemblies associated with elemental nanosilver. Other embodiments include breastpump assemblies associated with ionic silver in an ionic exchange resin.
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15 Claims
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1. An improved breastshield for a breastpump, comprising:
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a breastshield, said breastshield having a first inner surface adapted to receive a breast therein and direct breastmilk therethrough, and an antimicrobial agent applied to at least a portion of said breastshield inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of conferring antimicrobial properties to a breastpump assembly, comprising:
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providing one or more of a breastshield, other breastpump related components and breast feeding equipment, said breastshield and said other breastpump related components and breast feeding equipment having surfaces which come into contact with a mother'"'"'s body or breastmilk in use, and providing a contact active antimicrobial agent to at least portions of said one or more of a breastshield, said other breastpump related components and breast feeding equipment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of reducing microbial activity during breastpumping or breast feeding, comprising:
providing one or more of a breastshield and other breastpump or breast feeding related components with a contact active antimicrobial agent comprising silver.
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15. A method of reducing microbial activity during breastpumping, comprising:
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providing a lanolin composition with a contact active antimicrobial agent comprising silver to form a lanolin based antimicrobial agent; and applying the lanolin based antimicrobial agent to one or more of a user, a breastshield and other breastpump related components.
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