US 12,280,186 B2
Breast pump system
Jonathan O'Toole, Bristol (GB); Adam Rollo, London (GB); and Andrew Carr, Edinburgh (GB)
Assigned to Chiaro Technology Limited, London (GB)
Filed by CHIARO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/181,057.
Application 17/181,057 is a continuation of application No. 16/009,547, filed on Jun. 15, 2018, granted, now 10,926,011.
Claims priority of application No. 1709561 (GB), filed on Jun. 15, 2017; application No. 1709564 (GB), filed on Jun. 15, 2017; application No. 1709566 (GB), filed on Jun. 15, 2017; and application No. 1809036 (GB), filed on Jun. 1, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0170080 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 1/06 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A41C 3/04 (2006.01); A61J 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/062 (2014.02) [A61M 1/06 (2013.01); A61M 1/066 (2014.02); A61M 1/067 (2021.05); A61M 1/06935 (2021.05); A61M 1/0697 (2021.05); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A41C 3/04 (2013.01); A61J 9/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/223 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 2205/07 (2013.01); A61M 2205/10 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3313 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3327 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3389 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3606 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6054 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7536 (2013.01); A61M 2205/80 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2209/082 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A breast pump device comprising:
a housing comprising:
a battery, and
a pump configured to generate negative air pressure;
a breast shield of a plurality of interchangeable breast shields, each of the plurality of interchangeable breast shields having a different size and being configured to slide in and out of the housing, the breast shield comprising a breast flange and a nipple tunnel comprising a side wall and a front end, and guide lines, wherein the breast shield is transparent or optically clear; and
a milk container configured to be attached to and removed from the housing,
wherein the plurality of interchangeable breast shields are each configured to provide a different spacing of a nipple from the side wall of the nipple tunnel when each of the plurality of interchangeable breast shields is placed onto a breast, and
wherein the guide lines are configured to be aligned with the outside of the nipple when a correct nipple alignment is achieved and to visually define a correct spacing of the nipple from the side wall of the nipple tunnel.