公开(公告)号：US20170112983A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15331235

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota

Inventor： Meghan Leigh Thorne ,  Catherine E. Taylor ,  Jack B. Stubbs ,  Benjamin Y. Arcand

IPC: A61M1/06 ,  A61H9/00 ,  A61N1/32 ,  A61N1/36 ,  A61M1/00 ,  A61N1/04

CPC classification number: A61M1/06 ,  A61H9/0078 ,  A61H2015/0042 ,  A61H2201/0103 ,  A61H2201/013 ,  A61H2201/168 ,  A61H2205/082 ,  A61M1/0019 ,  A61M1/005 ,  A61M2205/054 ,  A61M2205/07 ,  A61N1/0456 ,  A61N1/0476 ,  A61N1/0484 ,  A61N1/322 ,  A61N1/36014

Abstract: Disclosed are lactation assistive devices. The lactation assistive device may include a stimulation component and a controller. The stimulation component may include electrical components or mechanical components to stimulate a breast. The stimulation component may be sized to fit within a garment worn about the breast and may define an opening to be located proximate a nipple of the breast when the garment is worn. The controller may be configured to control stimulation of the breast by the stimulation component.