Breast pump assembly
Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, 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. A system to pump milk from a human breast, the system comprising:
a breast pump which fits within a bra, the breast pump including:
a main body;
an outer shell attached to the main body;
a pump inside the outer shell;
a rechargeable battery inside the outer shell;
a circuit board powered by the rechargeable battery;
a controller electrically connected to the pump;
a removeable flange to contact and form a seal with the breast, the flange including a nipple receiving portion, the nipple receiving portion having a first open end sized to receive the breast and a second end opposite the first open end;
a conduit positioned to be in fluid communication with the nipple receiving portion between the first open end and the second end; and
a milk collection container;
wherein when the flange is removed, the pump, the rechargeable battery and the circuit board are positioned inside the outer shell;
wherein the pump uses the conduit to generate vacuum pressure in the nipple receiving portion to express milk;
wherein the system further comprises a wireless transmitter transmitting a signal containing pumping session data;
wherein the system further comprises a two-way communication protocol between the breast pump and an external device;
wherein the system further comprises a remote user interface including monitor and control functionality;
wherein the remote user interface has an input for adjusting the breast pump with the external device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transmitter transmits pump operation time to the external device which displays the time.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the breast pump switches from stimulation to expression upon receiving the input from the external device.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises an internal memory within a chip and the wireless transmitter transmits pumped milk volume to the external device which displays the pumped milk volume.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an on/off button, a plus button, and a minus button positioned on an upper portion of the breast pump at a position to allow the on/off button, the plus button or minus button to be pressed when the breast pump is within the bra.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the conduit is held in a recess in the main body and spaced from the second end of the nipple receiving portion.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the breast pump defines a generally breast shape.
8. The system of claim 1 , comprising two breast pumps, wherein each breast pump has left and right pump markings on the outer shell.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the removeable flange is an integrally molded breast contacting adapter and conduit removeable from the system to clean after use.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the removeable flange snaps in the system.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the remote user interface has an input for control of each pump.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote user interface has an input for customized pump modes.