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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1996
Kathleen A Lockridge, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Medela, Incorporated, McHenry, IL (US);
Abstract
A connector for use in single and double breast pumping modes of operation of a breast pump has a tubular housing with an internal wall extending across the housing interior and dividing it into two chambers. One chamber has a first nipple extending from the internal wall and into air communication with the second chamber, the first nipple being adapted for attachment of an air tube leading to a breast shield in a single-pumping mode. The other chamber has two nipples extending from the internal wall each of which are in air communication the first chamber. Preferably, the three nipples are joined through a common air/vacuum junction. The second and third nipples are likewise adapted for attachment of an air tube thereto in a double-pumping mode.