Medela Holding Ag

Medela Hodling Ag

Leon Robert Mitoulas

Mario Rigert

Erich Pfenniger

Peter Vischer

Peter Hartmann

Brian H Silver

Thomas Albert Sutrina

Carr Lane Quackenbush

Mark A Luzbetak

Michael Dettling

Donna T Geddes

Jacqueline C Kent

Ching Tat Lai

Peter E Hartmann

The present invention is directed to a method of determining a strategic expression regime for a pump-dependent mother that optimizes the mother's milk production while minimizing the demands on the mother. The regime takes into account the impact of the interval between breast expressions on milk yield for individual breasts within the mother.

Method for determining strategic expression regime for using a breastpump

A teat unit for sucking a liquid from a liquid container includes a teat and a flow restrictor with a through-opening. The teat comprises a mouthpiece, with a suction opening, and a main body which is formed integrally on the mouthpiece and widens relative to the mouthpiece. The flow restrictor defines a maximum flow of the liquid passing through the suction opening from the liquid container. According to the invention, the flow restrictor is arranged outside the mouthpiece, and the suction opening has a greater cross-sectional surface area than the through-opening of the flow restrictor. The teat unit permits a feeding action that is as true to nature as possible, since the mouthpiece can be deformed very considerably, without substantially impairing the flow restriction.

Teat unit

A breastpump, manual or motorized, that includes a mechanism to regulate pressure change, e.g., vacuum, within a breastshield chamber, including in some cases to a maintained minimum pressure that is less than ambient (atmosphere). The pressure regulator provides control for varying negative pressure between a minimum value and a maximum value (and values in between), or to achieve a specific actually measured negative pressure value within a breastshield.

Method and apparatus for minimum negative pressure control, particularly for a breastpump with breastshield pressure control system

Method and apparatus for minimum negative pressure control, particularly for breastpump with breastshield pressure control system

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Cham, Switzerland

Leon Robert Mitoulas