| 摘要 |
There is described a human breast milking apparatus including a breast cup (1), a collecting means (10) connected to the breast cup (1), a source of vacuum, at least one source of pressurised fluid (14) and a regulating device, which breast cup (1) includes a generally conical portion (2) and a generally cylindrical portion (3) connected to that part of the conical portion (2) which is smallest in diameter, characterised in that the breast cup (1) in combination comprises: (a) a first stimulating member for stimulating a nipple, which first stimulating area consists of the generally cylindrical portion (3); (b) a second stimulating member for stimulating an area of the breast immediately around or in the immediate vicinity of the nipple, which second stimulating member is provided at or in the vicinity of that part of the conical portion (2) which is smallest in diameter, which second stimulating member consists of an annular chamber (4) in the wall of the conical portion (2) of the breast cup (1); and optionally (c) a third stimulating member for stimulating an area of the breast 2.5 to 3 cm from the base of the nipple, which third stimulating member (6) consists of a part of the conical portion (2) which is 2.5 to 3 cm from the connection between the cylindrical portion (3) and the conical portion (2), which third stimulating member consists of an annular chamber in the wall of the conical body (2), preferably a chamber in the form of one or more rows of cells (6) interconnected by passages (7). |
