Patent ID: 11944730
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. The breast status determination device according to claim 3, wherein the nipple elongation measurement unit comprises:
a camera for recording images of the nipple of the breast of the user during the milk extraction session,
a distance sensor arranged opposite of a tip of the nipple of the breast of the user and axially aligned to a direction in which the nipple elongates during the milk extraction session and wherein the distance sensor is configured for measuring a distance between the distance sensor and the tip of the nipple of the breast of the user during the milk extraction session,
a pressure estimation unit for estimating a drop of pressure within the breast shield in which the breast of the user is received during the milk extraction session, and/or
a nipple shape measurement unit for measuring a shape of the nipple of the breast of the user during the milk extraction session.