US 11,717,599 B2
Breast shield for a breast pump system
Jared Miller, Clayton, MO (US); Samantha Rudolph, Clayton, MO (US); Arthur Deptala, Clayton, MO (US); and Corey Feit, Clayton, MO (US)
Assigned to Babyation Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Babyation Inc., St Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/525,022.
Application 16/525,022 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/149,525, filed on May 9, 2016, granted, now 10,363,347.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/158,303, filed on May 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2019/0365971 A1, Dec. 5, 2019
Int. Cl. A61M 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/06 (2013.01) [A61M 1/064 (2014.02); A61M 1/066 (2014.02); A61M 1/06935 (2021.05); A61M 2205/3337 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7518 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7545 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A breast shield system comprising:
a suction port coupled to a suction portion of a connector;
a breast shield configured with a soft flexible inner portion having a milk collection port coupled to a milk collection portion of the connector, wherein the milk collection portion of the connector is further coupled to a milk tubing, and
wherein the milk tubing is of a sufficient length such that it couples to a collection bottle that is remote from the breast shield;
wherein the soft flexible inner portion has a closed distal end with the milk collection port arranged proximally from the closed distal end;
wherein the breast shield is further configured with a cover portion, the cover portion located in immediate proximity to the soft flexible inner portion such that the cover and inner portions interface sealingly together; and
wherein the suction port and milk collection port are disposed adjacent to one another.