Patent ID: 7789894

Claim:
A pacifier for premature babies, comprising a shield having a front face where a nipple is provided and which, in use, is turned toward a baby's face, and a rear face opposite the front face, at least one recess for accommodating a baby's nose, an outer rim region and an inner shield body having an inner rim region which is partly adjacent to said outer rim region, said outer rim region as well as said inner rim region of said inner shield body are of major material thickness compared to the material thickness of the rest of the shield, to form thickened outer and inner rim regions, at least one predetermined severing site provided between said thickened outer rim region and said thickened inner rim region, wherein said predetermined severing site is formed as a notched, weakened line and having reduced material thickness between the front face and the rear face of the shield, said notched weakened line extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the material thickness between the front face and the rear face, the pre-determined severing site being located between said inner shield body and said thickened outer rim region and at least partially leading towards an outer edge line of the outer rim region, said thickened outer rim region thus being severable, at least partly, from the inner shield body along said at least one pre-determined severing site so as to adapt the size of the shield to the needs of a premature baby.