Breast pump systems
Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast responsive to a controller, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure.
1. An automated system for controlling pumping cycles to pump milk from a human breast, the automated system comprising:
a breast pump, the breast pump including:
a housing;
a pumping mechanism contained within the housing;
a skin contact member configured to contact and form a seal with the human breast, the skin contact member attached to the housing and including a nipple receiving portion;
a clocking mechanism attached to the skin contact member; and
a milk collection container;
wherein the clocking mechanism is configured to provide an alert to a user when the skin contact member needs replacement.
2. The automated system of claim 1 , the clocking mechanism further comprising an indicator that provides the alert to the user that the skin contact member should be replaced.
3. The automated system of claim 1 , wherein the breast pump includes a let down mode and an extraction mode.
4. The automated system of claim 3 , wherein a controller provides the alert to the user when the skin contact member should be replaced.
5. The automated system of claim 4 , wherein the alert to replace the skin contact member is audible.
6. The automated system of claim 4 , wherein the alert to replace the skin contact member is visual.
7. The automated system of claim 3 , further comprising a controller, the controller configured to change a vacuum level in the automated system to the extraction mode after the milk entering the automated system.
8. The automated system of claim 3 , further comprising a controller, the controller configured to change a pumping magnitude upon a predetermined time.