Massaging breast pump and funnel therefor
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1. A funnel for a breast pump, comprising:
- a neck portion shaped and dimensioned to receive the nipple of a woman'"'"'s breast, and adapted to be connected to a pump section of the breast pump;
a cup portion, shaped and dimensioned to fit over an inner part of the breast; and
a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the cup portion, and shaped and dimensioned to contact an outer part of the breast.
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Abstract
A breast pump funnel is disclosed. The funnel is shaped and dimensioned to fit a woman'"'"'s breast, and has a neck to receive the nipple, a cup to fit over an inner part of the breast and a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the cup to contact an outer part of the breast. The pump section of the breast pump is connected to the neck of the funnel to apply a varying suction to draw milk from the breast and to deliver the milk into a receiving vessel. The tips of the fingers of the funnel serve to massage the breast and stimulate the release of milk from the breast during pumping.
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24 Claims
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1. A funnel for a breast pump, comprising:
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a neck portion shaped and dimensioned to receive the nipple of a woman'"'"'s breast, and adapted to be connected to a pump section of the breast pump;
a cup portion, shaped and dimensioned to fit over an inner part of the breast; and
a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the cup portion, and shaped and dimensioned to contact an outer part of the breast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A breast pump, comprising:
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a funnel shaped and dimensioned to fit a woman'"'"'s breast, and having a neck shaped and dimensioned to receive the nipple of the breast, a cup shaped and dimensioned to fit over an inner part of the breast, and a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the cup and shaped and dimensioned to contact an outer part of the breast, p1 a receiving vessel for breast milk; and
a pump section connected to the neck of the funnel opposite the cup and to the receiving vessel and arranged to apply a varying suction to the funnel to draw milk from the breast and to deliver the milk into the receiving vessel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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