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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Eyob Atnafu Amra, Eindhoven, NL;
Daan Hendrik Gosenshuis, Waarle, NL;
Robert Frans Maria Hendriks, Overlangel, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus () for collecting information related to operation of a breast pump device () comprising a pump () and a circuit () for supplying electric power to the pump (). The apparatus () is accommodated in a power adapter of the device () and comprises a detection unit () that is configured to detect an electric signal on the circuit () of the device (), a processing unit () that is configured to receive the detected electric signal from the detection unit () and to process the detected electric signal according to a preset routine in order to generate an information signal representative of information related to use of the device (), and a transmission unit () that is configured to receive the information signal from the processing unit () and to transmit the information signal to an external device such as a smartphone ().