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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354418 | Express kits and cup liners for human milking apparatus A breast pump includes a pump that produces both vacuum and pulsating pressure, at least one express kit, and hoses or the like for connecting the pump to the express kit. The express kit includes a manifold, a milk collection vessel, a rigid cup and a flexible line... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7201291 | Container for a flowable product, process of manufacture and the use thereof The present invention relates to a container for a flowable product, particularly for a beverage and, in particular, for still or sparkling mineral water. The container according to the invention includes a body having in a greater section a dimension d1 ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7144385 | Discharging implement for medical care For safely inserting a catheter into a chest cavity of a child or corpulent patient to be retained therein and for preventing atmospheric air from proceeding into the chest cavity during a removal of a penetrating needle, discharge equipment for medical procedures i... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128877 | Methods and devices for obtaining and assaying mammary fluid samples for evaluating breast diseases, including cancer Non-invasive methods are provided for obtaining biological samples of mammary fluid or mammary fluid components by administering oxytocin to a patient to stimulate expression of mammary fluid. During or after mammary fluid expression, a biological sample is collecte... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7029454 | Milking device Provided is a breast pump for the mother's milk, which makes it possible to obtain universal milk expression data without being affected by an individual difference, for example. The breast pump is composed of a collection container, a milk expressing member, and a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004339 | Infant feeding and storage system A breast milk feeding and storage system is provided. The system has a liner having an open end, a holder having an open end, and an adapter system. The liner open end and the adapter system are engageable with the holder open end to allow a user to selectively inse... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974440 | Breastpump with compliant feature A breastpump assembly includes a hood member having a funnel-shaped shield portion for placement over a breast and a sleeve portion extending from the funnel-shaped portion. The breastpump assembly includes a substantially rigid plastic housing connected to the exte... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6921379 | Breast pump The invention relates to a breast pump, which in addition to a drive motor (7), vacuum diaphragm pump (1) and programme-controlled electronics (4), comprises a vacuum chamber (12) with a separation diaphragm (13), which is connecte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6866994 | Noninvasive intraductal fluid diagnostic screen Disclosed is a method and apparatus for accomplishing a noninvasive screen for breast disease markers, including breast cancer markers and cytologically abnormal cells. Intraductal fluid is noninvasively aspirated using compression, heating and suction cycles. The r... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6579258 | Breast pump insert A flexible resilient breast pump insert adapted to fit onto a vacuum generating breast pump operable to cyclically generate and release a negative pressure is disclosed. The insert has deformable zones (11, 14) spaced from each other along the longitudina... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6494859 | Methods using pressure to obtain fluids and cellular material from breast ducts Methods, kits, and apparatus for obtaining cellular, chemical, and other materials from breast ducts are described. A single milk duct is accessed and washed with a washing fluid to obtain marker materials from the lining the duct. The washing fluid is th... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6440100 | Concealed apparatus for hands free breast milk pumping and storage A concealed apparatus for hands free breast milk pumping and storage includes one or more low profile nipple caps held in place beneath a support brassiere. The system permits concealed, hands free breast pumping in a public environment without any remark... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6287521 | Methods and devices for obtaining and assaying mammary fluid samples for evaluating breast diseases, including cancer Non-invasive methods are provided for obtaining biological samples of mammary fluid or mammary fluid components by administering oxytocin to a patient to stimulate expression of mammary fluid. During or after mammary fluid expression, a biological sample ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6009344 | Iontophoretic drug delivery system An iontophoretic drug delivery system of the present invention includes a controller interconnectable with a drug-filled patch. The controller includes electronic circuitry which monitors and controls the supply of electrical current to the drug-filled pa... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5885246 | Breast pump insert A flexible resilient breast pump insert (5) adapted to fit into the rigid funnel portion (1) of a vacuum generating breast pump operable to generate a negative pressure. The insert comprises a mouth portion (6) with an open end shaped to receive and conta... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5843029 | Manual breast pump A manual breast pump adapted for one-handed operation includes a pump body defining an inlet, an outlet and a vacuum port, a stationary handle connected to the pump body, and a movable handle connected to the manual breast pump and spaced from the station... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5798266 | Methods and kits for obtaining and assaying mammary fluid samples for breast diseases, including cancer Non-invasive methods and kits are provided for obtaining biological samples of mammary fluid or mammary fluid components by administering oxytocin or an oxytocin analogue to a mammalian patient to stimulate expression of mammary fluid. The oxytocin is pre... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5295957 | Breast pump having a pressure adjusting mechanism A breast pump for extracting milk from a human breast includes an extracting cup and has an engagement portion for engaging the breast. A container has a mouth portion connected to the extracting cup. A milk receiving bag is mounted to the mouth portion a... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5195966 | Treatment of mastitis and applicator therefor A method for treating mastitis which comprises the use of an infusion of an effective amount of (mon)oxychlorosene or sodium oxychlorosene in an aqueous carrier is disclosed. A mastitis treatment infusion applicator which comprises a body portion includin... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5100406 | Silicone breast pump insert A liner for a breast pump which results in increased milk pumped from the female breast having a bell-shaped, flexible body which flares outwardly at one end to a size sufficient to fit over the female breast and narrows at the opposite end to an opening ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5049126 | Breast pump with nipple stimulating insert A breast milk pump with a hood insert for mechanically stimulating the nipples of a lactating woman. The insert has a nipple frame with openings that are covered by a flexible membrane. The membrane is drawn into the frame to gently massage the nipple are... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4983634 | Treatment of mastitis and applicator therefor A method for treating mastitis which comprises the use of an infusion of an effective amount of (mon)oxychlorosene or sodium oxychlorosene in an aqueous carrier is disclosed. A mastitis treatment infusion applicator which comprises a body portion includin... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4968298 | Interspace irrigator A suction irrigation device for use in the lumbar interspace following conventional discectomy is disclosed. The device has an inflatable cuff to seal the interspace opening and permit the evacuation of residual disc fragments through a closed system so a... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4964852 | Douche container and nozzle with intermediate one-way valve A one-way valve positioned between the nozzle and container of a disposable douche, which is opened and closed by axial movement of the nozzle relative to the container, permitting discharge of the douche contents without permitting backflow. The neck of ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4961727 | Dispensing package A dispensing package adapted for delivering medicine to a nasal cavity for absorption into the bloodstream comprises a flexible-walled container having a discharge head with a swirl chamber and a dip tube depending therefrom into the container. In use, th... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4794915 | Method for inducing uterine activity through nipple stimulation A method for mechanically stimulating the nipples of a pregnant woman for diagnostic and therapeutic effects. A nipple stimulator device is placed over a woman's nipple, and an intermittent reduced pressure is induced in the interior of the apparatus by a... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4740196 | Nursing apparatus A nursing apparatus is utilized for stimulating lactation in the female human breast. A breast receiving opening permits the positioning of the apparatus over the female breast, and means for pressurizing and depressurizing an attached chamber then operat... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4705504 | Breast pump A breast pump having a hollow, squeezable, resilient suction member with an inlet opening for accommodating a nipple and receiving a liquid into the suction member as it is being inflated, and a discharge opening for discharging liquid into a disposable b... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4693709 | Syringe An irrigation syringe is provided which includes a barrel having an axially extending annular groove open at the proximal end for receiving the connector portion of a resilient compressible syringe bulb in tight frictional fitting relation. The syringe ba... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4680028 | Flexible breast receptor for breast pump A breast receptor for a breast pump having means for creating a vacuum within the breast receptor in which the wall thicknesses of the flexed portions of the receptor engaging the nipple and areola are reduced in order to produce optimum lactating conditi... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4583972 | Wound evacuator Device for producing suction in a wound consisting of two-hinged plates that spring-biased apart and contain between them a disposable bag for receiving fluid.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4542751 | Sweat-collecting device and method A sweat-collection device formed as a solid body having a shallowly concave, sweat-collecting surface at a face thereof defining a concavity with a rim lying wholly within a common plane for firm placement over an iontophoresis-stimulated area of a person... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4263912 | Milking apparatus and method A milking apparatus and method for improved lactation, the apparatus including means for applying suction to at least the nipple portion of a mammary gland while simultaneously and/or selectively imparting a constrictive, manipulatory force to the nipple ... | 04/28/1981 |
