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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Andrew John Roy Tatterfield, Eindhoven, NL;
Christopher John Padbury, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A liner () for use in a breast interface () comprises a front section () including a front wall part () defining a breast contact surface () and an opening () provided in the breast contact surface. The breast contact surface () is configured to abut a woman's breast during use, while a nipple of the breast protrudes at least partially through the opening (). The breast interface further comprises a rear section (), connected to the front section (), that includes a tubular wall part () having a rear end opening. The front and rear sections () together define a milk passage () that extends from the opening () in the breast contact surface () to the rear end opening of the tubular wall part (), wherein the milk passage slopes downwardly in the rearward direction.