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Pacifier for premature newborns

  • US 5,078,733 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1990
  • Issued: 01/07/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pacifier for a premature infant, comprising:

  • a mouth shell having a perioral surface for contact with the perioral region of the infant; and

    a nipple projecting generally perpendicularly from said perioral surface toward the infant'"'"'s mouth when the pacifier is in place, said nipple having a substantially constant cross-section along its entire length with a curved upper surface adapted to contact the hard palate of the premature infant and a flat lower surface opposite said upper surface adapted to contact the tongue of the premature infant.

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