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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph Wach, Ingleside, IL (US);
Paul Avanzino, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Ryan Bauer, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Wach, Ingleside, IL (US);
Paul Avanzino, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Ryan Bauer, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medela Holding AG, Baar, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A breastpump assembly is disclosed. The breastpump assembly includes a breast shield within which a woman's breast is received, a conduit structure communicating with the breast shield, a container for collecting milk, and a valve mechanism closing the breastpump assembly from ambient air when initially provided to a user, the valve mechanism being opened to allow ambient air to pass into the breastpump assembly through removal of the container, so as to substantially disable the breastpump.