BREAST PUMP CONNECTOR DEVICE

摘要

An adapter (34) for use in connecting a vacuum source with a breast shield (26) is disclosed including a housing with at least one female coupling component (42) formed therein, at least one male coupling component (50) that is adapted to attach to a tube at one end for conveying pressure from the vacuum source, while the other end is sized and shaped to be received in the female coupling component (42). A passageway (86) extends between the first end (82) and the second end (84) of the male coupling component (50) for conveying the pressure. The female coupling component (42) is defined therein by an interior sidewall that has a channel formed therein open to the female coupling component (42) at least somewhere along the interior sidewall. When male coupling component (50) is inserted in the female coupling component (42), a sealing portion of the male coupling component (50) engages the interior sidewall surface such that ambient air is prevented from entering the channel and disrupting optimal vacuum pressure.