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Breast pump insert

  • US 5,885,246 A
  • Filed: 02/15/1996
  • Issued: 03/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flexible resilient insert for use with a rigid funnel portion of a breast pump operable to generate a negative pressure, the insert comprising:

  • a conical mouth portion shaped to fit into the rigid funnel portion of the pump and receive a woman'"'"'s breast, the conical mouth portion having an inner wall with at least one recess formed therein; and

    attachment means mounted on the conical mouth portion for sealingly attaching the insert to the rigid funnel portion of the breast pump so that, in use, each recess can be deformed in a direction away from a woman'"'"'s breast towards the rigid funnel portion in response to the negative pressure generated between the conical mouth portion of the insert and the rigid funnel portion of the pump.

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