Patent ID: 7559915
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A breast milk collection device to be secured within and supported by an ordinary or nursing brassiere worn by a lactating woman, the collection device comprising: a funnel shaped adaptor adapted to fittingly and sealingly receive the woman's breast; a reservoir having an internal volume, said internal volume adapted to collect said breast milk expressed from said woman's breast, said internal volume of said reservoir sealed against exposure to the atmosphere; said adaptor being received within said internal volume of said reservoir; said internal volume adapted to be detachably connected to an external suction source, said suction source adapted to cyclically apply a vacuum pressure to the internal volume and relieve said vacuum pressure in said internal volume, said cyclical application and relief of said vacuum pressure within the internal volume adapted to encourage the expression of breast milk from said breast; said reservoir adapted to allow the capture and collection of said breast milk in said reservoir.