Patent ID: 6270474
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
Breast pump comprising:a breast body for receiving the breast of a woman and having a draining channel and a pump unit branching from it through a first branch channel; anda further branch channel leading over a nonreturn valve to a milk collector, said valve being provided with a valve body including at least one throughput opening in a front surface for breast milk pumped off and a flap of pliable material closing this opening upon sucking off, said flap being removably connected to the valve body via a connection device, the connection device including a hinge situated at a margin of the front surface for a flap which extends freely from this hinge over at least part of the front surface;wherein the connection device comprises a fastening flange at least partially surrounding the valve body and a peripheral margin extending radially inward from the fastening flange and forming the hinge wherein the peripheral margin closely surrounds the flap in a closed position covering the throughput opening.