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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Medela Holding Ag, Baar, CH;
Inventors:
Raymond Holtz, Chicago, IL (US);
Kathryn Mizuchi, Round Lake Beach, IL (US);
Joseph Wach, Ingleside, IL (US);
Assignee:
MEDELA HOLDING AG, Baar, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/062 (2014.02); A61M 1/06 (2013.01); A61M 2205/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A visible valve system for a breastmilk expression system is set forth. The visible valve system includes an outer member, graspable by a human hand. The outer member provides a visual indication that the system is properly assembled. The visible valve system can reduce spillage from a breastmilk container by providing at least a portion of a spill reducing tortuous path in the system, or the spill-reducing tortuous path may be provided in another component of a breastmilk expression system of which the visible valve system is a part.