Patent ID: 9585815
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61J

Claim:
1. A pacifier, comprising: a shield having first and second opposing shield sides: and a hollow bulb that projects from the first shield side, the bulb having a length, a width, a central longitudinal axis, a base where the bulb projects from the first shield side, and a distal end; wherein a cross-section of the bulb has eight sides, the sides comprising a top, two opposing lateral surfaces, two upper angled lengths, a bottom opposing the top, and two lower angled lengths; wherein each upper angled length connects one of the opposing lateral surfaces to the top, and each lower angled length connects one of the opposing lateral surfaces to the bottom; and wherein the bottom of the bulb defines a concave depression near the distal end but not reaching to the distal end, to guide and train the tongue during swallowing.