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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2000
Jean L. Johansen, Reedsburg, WI (US);
Brenda J. Meyers, Reedsburg, WI (US);
Alice A. Mensch, Chicago, IL (US);
Patrick A. McCormick, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark P. Slaven, Evanston, IL (US);
Gerber Products Company, Reedsburg, WI (US);
Abstract
A breast pump funnel is disclosed. The funnel is shaped and dimensioned to fit a woman's breast, and has a neck to receive the nipple, a cup to fit over an inner part of the breast and a plurality of fingers extending outwardly from the cup to contact an outer part of the breast. The pump section of the breast pump is connected to the neck of the funnel to apply a varying suction to draw milk from the breast and to deliver the milk into a receiving vessel. The tips of the fingers of the funnel serve to massage the breast and stimulate the release of milk from the breast during pumping.