Patent ID: 6736830
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
An anatomically correct pacifier for use by an infant so as to avoid nipple confusion, comprising:a rigid base having a handle on a first side of the base and a support structure opposite the handle; a flexible body structure attached to the rigid base, the body structure having a substantially bell shaped base portion extending outwardly from the rigid base and a substantially conically shaped nipple structure extending outwardly from a top portion of the bell shaped portion; and said body structure having a two layer wall construction throughout wherein the outer layer of the wall is thinner than the inner layer of the wall, and the space between the two wall layers is only enough to allow the nipple structure to elongate and conform to the infant's mouth; wherein the flexible structure has sufficient length so as to allow the infant to pull the nipple into its mouth and onto the soft palate; and a viscous fluid filling the area between the inner wall and the rigid base of the body structure.