Granted Patent B2

US 12,605,491 · App. 19/289,631 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Inventors: Selim Tekin (Izmir, AR); Ersoy Onur Solakoğlu (Izmir, AR)

Assignee: Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.

A61M1/067A61M1/60A61M39/24

Abstract

Claims (21)

1 . A wearable breastmilk collection device comprising:

a collection receptacle;

a flange chamber, wherein the flange chamber and the collection receptacle comprise a hinge assembly configured to pivot the flange chamber and the collection receptacle to a closed position to form a storage compartment for receiving breastmilk defined by the flange chamber and the collection receptacle;

at least one snap configured to secure the flange chamber and the collection receptacle together in the closed position; and

a diaphragm disposed between the flange chamber and the collection receptacle wherein in the closed position the diaphragm acts as a one-way valve between the flange chamber and the storage compartment.

2 . The wearable breastmilk collection device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge protrusion and a hinge receptacle, wherein the hinge protrusion is configured to be received by the hinge receptacle.

3 . The wearable breastmilk collection device of claim 2 , wherein the hinge protrusion is defined by the flange chamber and the hinge receptacle is defined by the collection receptacle.

4 . The wearable breastmilk collection device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one snap comprises two snaps defined by the collection receptacle that extend to engage and retain the flange chamber.

5 . The wearable breastmilk collection device of claim 4 , wherein the flange chamber defines a raised geometry around an outer circumference, and wherein the two snaps are configured to flex around the raised geometry and return to an un-flexed position to retain the collection receptacle to the flange chamber.

6 . The wearable breastmilk collection device of claim 1 , further comprising a flange chamber snap protrusion positioned on the flange chamber and a collection receptacle snap protrusion positioned on the collection receptacle, wherein the collection receptacle snap protrusion defines a gap in which the flange chamber snap protrusion is received.

7 . The wearable breastmilk collection device of claim 1 , further comprising an isolated reservoir formed between the collection receptacle and the diaphragm, wherein the isolated reservoir is configured to receive vacuum pressure from an external vacuum source.

8 . A method of assembling a breastmilk collection device, the method comprising:

placing a diaphragm on a flange receiver of a flange chamber;

inserting a hinge protrusion into a hinge receptacle;

pivoting the flange chamber and a collection receptacle around the hinge protrusion and the hinge receptacle to a closed position to form a storage compartment for receiving breastmilk defined by the flange chamber and the collection receptacle; and

engaging at least one snap to retain the flange chamber and the collection receptacle in the closed position wherein in the closed position the diaphragm acts as a one-way valve between the flange chamber and the storage compartment.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the hinge protrusion is defined by the flange chamber and the hinge receptacle is defined by the collection receptacle.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein engaging the at least one snap comprises flexing two snaps defined by the collection receptacle around a raised geometry of the flange chamber.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising inserting a silicon insert into the flange chamber after engaging the at least one snap.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the silicon insert is inserted such that there are no gaps between the silicon insert and the flange chamber.

13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising attaching a pump hub by inserting a pour spout of the breastmilk collection device into a notch located at a bottom of the pump hub.

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