| 摘要 |
The present invention is a compact and hands-free human breast milk collection device that fits into a mother's existing nursing or standard brassiere The invention can be attached to a conventional electric or manual pump for active milk collection and also can be used without a pump for passive milk collection Additionally, the invention can be used for collection of handexpressed milk The invention compnses a breast adaptor which, in an embodiment, has at one end a funnel-shaped inlet coupled to a reservoir, wherein when the breast is inserted into the breast adaptor, the breast milk is expressed into the reservoir through a unique valve assembly and the milk is stored in the reservoir until the device is removed and the collected milk emptied into a container In an embodiment, the valve assembly is mounted concent.pi.cally on a second end of the breast adaptor. |
