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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2013
Applicant:

Maternal Life, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jules P. Sherman, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Rush Lloyd Bartlett, II, Palo, CA (US);

Ryan J. F. Van Wert, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Maternal Life, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2013.01); A61M 2209/084 (2013.01); A61M 1/068 (2014.02); A61J 7/0053 (2013.01); A61J 15/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of using a system to collect colostrum from a breast of a human and using at least part of the system to dispense the colostrum to an newborn involves: coupling an interface member with a suction member to form at least part of the system; positioning the interface member in contact with or near the breast; expressing colostrum from the breast, into the interface member; applying suction force to the interface member, using the suction member, to draw the colostrum into the suction member; detaching the interface member from the suction member; and dispensing the colostrum to the newborn from the suction member.


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