Patent ID: 9636282
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61J,A61M

Claim:
1. A method for expressing milk from a breast, the method comprising: adhesively attaching to a woman's breast a first breast shield having an adhesive inner surface and an opening connected to a first end of an elongate flexible tube, wherein a second end of the elongate flexible tube is connected to a connector configured to be fluidly connected within an opening of a second breast shield of a conventional breast pump system having a milk container, wherein the breast pump system and milk container is not suspended from or supported by the woman's breast; inserting the connector within the opening of the second breast shield of the breast pump system; applying suction through the opening of the first breast shield to express milk from the breast and conducting the milk from the first breast shield through the elongate flexible tube and connector to the opening of the second breast shield of the breast pump system and into the milk container; and collecting the milk in a container for later use.