Patent ID: 6355012
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A breast pump for connection to a pair of funnel-like breast bodies via a corresponding pair of vacuum conduits in order to pump mother's milk into a milk collection container, the pump comprising:a source of vacuum including pumping means; a conduit system leading from said vacuum source at one end and comprising a pair of connection portions to be connected to said vacuum conduits at the other end; a pair of valve means arranged within said conduit system to distribute said vacuum to said connection portions, said pair of valve means including a pair of valve bodies separated from each other so as to move independently from each other, a pair of valve chambers each housing one of said pair of valve bodies and each having an inlet opening communicating with said source of vacuum, and an outlet opening communicating with one of said pair of connection portions; and actuating means for actuating said pair of valve bodies in a synchronized manner alternating from an open position, in which it connects said inlet opening and said outlet opening, to a closed position in which communication between said openings is interrupted.