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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Arnold Aalders, Eindhoven, NL;
Ewout Van Der Laan, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2013.01); A61M 2205/07 (2013.01); A61M 2205/10 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3365 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a pump unit for a breast pump for extracting milk from a human breast, comprising a motor for driving the pump unit, wherein the motor is configured to provide a motor feedback signal; a control unit for providing a control signal for controlling the motor; and an estimator for estimating a pressure provided by the pump unit based on the motor feedback signal and the control signal; wherein the control unit is configured to adjust the control signal based on the estimated pressure.