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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathleen A Lockridge, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Brian H Silver, Cary, IL (US);
Gotthilf Weniger, Cary, IL (US);
Richard S Weston, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medela, Inc., McHenry, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 74 ; 450 36 ;
Abstract
A device is provided for supporting a breast shield of a breast pump upon a woman's breast in a 'hands-free' manner. This breast shield support includes a garment that is adapted to a woman's torso, and a mounting element formed with or attachable to the back of the breast shield. Elastic bands tied to loops on the garment are releasably affixed to the mounting element to support the breast shield on the exposed breast. A list for retrofitting the device to a breast pump assembly is advantageously provided.