United States
US 12,697,422 B2
Breast pump
US 12,697,422 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: National University of Ireland, Galway. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- National University of Ireland, Galway
- Inventors
- Eva Nagy-Gannon; Sandra Ganly; Yuqi Shaughnessy; Faisal Sharif; Genevieve Becker; Roy Phillip; Migle Dominica Make-Lyte; Morven Gannon; Kealan Devlin
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2022-09-16
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,422 B2 · US12697422 · 12697422
Abstract
A biomechanical breast pump mechanism (1) for expressing breastmilk comprising a biomimetic funnel (2), at least two active actuation areas (23,24) on the funnel (2) and stationary areas (25), the active actuation areas (23,24) being actuatable by a driving mechanism or mechanisms (3) and being configured to replicate the complex functions of the infant's tongue during suckling namely the physical stimulation of the areola (17)/nipple (16); nipple positioning; creating and maintaining low-level baseline vacuum to create air-seal on the breast; generating sub-atmospheric pressure inside the fun…
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