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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Peter Hartmann, Gooseberry Hill, AU;
Ching Tat Lai, Canning Vale, AU;
Leon R. Mitoulas, Cham, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Medela Hodling AG, Baar, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2006.01); A61J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/06 (2013.01); A61J 13/00 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of determining a strategic expression regime for a pump-dependent mother that optimizes the mother's milk production while minimizing the demands on the mother. The regime takes into account the impact of the interval between breast expressions on milk yield for individual breasts within the mother.