JPH0628114Y2 - Hand-operated breast pump for breast milk - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a hand-operated breast pump for breast milk, in which an obstetrician breasts breast milk by her hand.

[Prior Art] Generally, a hand massager type breast pump for breast milk is used when the milk output of the mother is not good, or when the mammary gland after delivery is not sufficiently opened.

In this way, when a mother hands her breast milk with her hand, she holds a baby bottle in one hand so that the mouth of the bottle faces the nipple, and the other hand squeezes her breast milk. The milk that has been squeezed out flows into the bottle from the milking cup and is stored in the milk receiving bag that is inserted into the bottle.

A conventional example of such a breast milk receiving bag is, for example, Shoukai 58-
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 157138.

This product consists of a bag made of synthetic resin film, the closed side is inserted into the baby bottle, the open side is folded back at the mouth of the baby bottle, and the folded portion is tightened with the nipple attachment cap. It is hung and fixed to.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when using the above-mentioned conventional breast milk receiving bag, the edge of the opening side of the bag is folded back at the mouth of the baby bottle,
It is used by tightening and fixing the edge of the bag with the mounting cap, and it is unsanitary because the mouth of the bag is inevitably touched by hand when inserting and when it is sterilized in advance. However, there was a problem that the sterilization was wasted.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and a bag for receiving breast milk can be simply and hygienically inserted, and breast milk can be milked hygienically. The purpose is to provide a breast pump.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a breastfeeding breast pump for breast milk according to the present invention is a milking cup having a hemispherical nipple portion that is in contact with a breast, and this milking cup. A bottle that is attached to the bottle, and a breast milk receiving bag that is inserted into the bottle and sandwiched between the milking cup in a state where the opening is aligned with the mouth of the bottle and that is held by being suspended. A wide mouth member having a large opening is closely attached to the opening of the breast milk receiving bag.

Further, it is preferable that the opening is closed so that it can be opened by a closing piece that can be easily pulled out.

[Operation] With one hand, hold the breast pump and put the breast cup of the milking cup on the breast, and with the other hand, blow the breast to express the breast milk. The milk thus expressed flows through the milking cup by its own weight, flows into the milk receiving bag, and is stored therein.

The opening of the breast milk receiving bag can be used for hygiene by pulling out the closing piece to open it at the time of use.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the structure will be explained. As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a milking cup, and this milking cup 1 has a hemisphere-shaped milking part 2 which is in contact with a breast and a milking part 2 which is formed into a hemisphere. It is provided with a cap-shaped connecting portion 3 which is continuously and integrally provided.

The connecting portion 3 is provided at a position such that the open side of the nipple portion 2 opens obliquely upward and communicates between the two portions 2 and 3 through the passage 4. An annular protrusion 5 that annularly projects is provided at the end of the passage 4 on the side of the connecting portion 3, and a female screw is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the connecting portion 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes an annular cushioning pad that is detachably engaged with and held by the open side edge of the nipple portion 2.

7 is a bottle to which the above-mentioned milking cup 1 is attached. The bottle 7 has a cylindrical shape with a hole 8 penetrating in the vertical direction, and a male screw that fits into the female screw of the connecting portion 3 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of a mouth 9 provided at one end in the hole direction. . A breast milk receiving bag 10 is suspended and held in the bottle 7.

The breast milk receiving bag 10 is formed of a tubular bag body 11 having a tapered lower end and a wide mouth member 12 fixed to the opening of the bag body 11 by closely contacting the entire circumference. Bag 1
As the means for closely fixing 1 and the wide-mouthed member 12, for example, both members 11 and 12 are made of a thermoplastic resin and heat-bonded, or both members 11 and 12 are bonded with an adhesive. Well-known means of can be adopted.

The wide mouth member 12 has a cylindrical shaft portion 13 that fits into the opening portion of the bag body 11, as shown in the enlarged sectional views of FIGS.
A flange portion 14 is provided outward at the outer end of the cylinder shaft portion 13, and a closing portion 15 is provided at the inner end of the cylinder shaft portion 13 so as to close the opening. Closed part 1
On the outside of the inner surface of 5, there is formed an annular drawing groove 16 which is continuous in the circumferential direction so as to be concentric with the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical shaft portion 13, so that the drawing groove 16 can be easily broken. Then, the pull-out piece 17 is set inside the groove 16. A supporting rod 18 is provided on the outer side of the pulling piece 17 so as to project.
At the tip of the support rod 18, a part of the pull-out ring 19 is continuously provided and integrally provided. Reference numeral 20 is a rib for reinforcing the base portion of the support rod 18.

The lid 22 can be fitted and fixed to the wide-mouth member 12 having the above configuration. The lid 22 has an end face piece 23 having substantially the same size as the flange portion 14 of the wide-mouth member 12, and a fitting portion 24 provided on the inner surface of the end face piece 23 so as to project annularly. Can be fitted in the hole of the cylindrical shaft portion 13 so as to close the opening of the wide-mouth member 12 in an airtight manner. Therefore, the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 24 is formed with an annular convex portion 25 for ensuring airtightness with the cylindrical shaft portion 13.

As the material of the bag body 11, the wide-mouth member 12 and the lid body 22, these are used for accommodating the expressed breast milk and for storing the breast milk if necessary, and therefore are harmless to the human body and chemically. It should have excellent stability, but it is preferable that it has at least cold resistance (for example, about 20 ° C. below zero), particularly when the milk is stored in a frozen state. As these concrete materials,
For example, the bag 11 may be a tubular film formed by laminating nylon and polyethylene, and the wide-mouth member 12 and the lid 22 may be polyethylene resin.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When milking using this breast pump, for example, the connection part 3 of the milking cup 1 is grasped by one hand, the nipple part 2 is applied to the breast, and the breast is milked by the other hand to repeat the operation. Milk. The milk that has been milked flows from the nipple portion 2 through the passage 4 of the connecting portion 3 into the milk receiving bag 10 and is stored therein.

The milk thus milked is replaced with the milking cup 1 and a normal breastfeeding nipple is attached to feed the baby as it is, or the breast milk receiving bag 10 is taken out of the bottle 7 and the wide mouth member 12 is covered with the lid 22. The breast milk receiving bag 10 is put in a refrigerator or the like with the mouth closed and the mouth closed and the breast milk inside is frozen and stored. Then, when necessary, remove from the refrigerator, thaw, and warm appropriately so that the baby can feed.

In this case, by sterilizing the milk-receiving bag 10 in advance, the milk can be stored frozen in a hygienic manner.
Moreover, since the bag 10 can be set in the bottle 7 without touching the inside of the breast milk receiving bag 10 and the bag 10 can be taken out from the bottle 7 without touching the inside of the breast milk receiving bag 10 for a long time. It can be stored frozen in a hygienic manner.

In addition, the milk that has been expressed does not flow into the milk receiving bag 10 directly from the milking cup 1 and the milk does not come into contact with the bottle 7 and adhere to the inner surface thereof, so there is no need to wash the bottle 7 which is inconvenient to wash. The milking cup 1 requiring cleaning can be cleaned relatively easily. Therefore, the washing work is not troublesome, the handling is simple, and the milk can be hygienically milked.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the breast milk receiving bag according to the present invention.

In this breast milk receiving bag 30, the wide-mouth member 31 is formed by eliminating the closing portion 15 in the above-described embodiment and using the cylindrical shaft portion 13 and the flange portion 14.
Is formed, and the mouth of the breast milk bag 30 is opened from the beginning. The bag body 31 has a flat shape whose length is larger than its width, and has a relatively large opening at one end in the length direction.

By thus forming the bag body 31 into a flat shape,
In a refrigerator or the like, a plurality of bags 31 can be stably stacked and stored, and the area in contact with the bottom plate or the like of the freezer can be increased, so that the milk can be frozen at an early stage.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the milking cup portion 2a and the connecting portion 3a of the milking cup 1 are separately formed, and the angle of the milking cup portion 2a can be changed.

The nipple portion 2a is provided with a cylindrical body portion 32 projecting outward, and a pair of concentrically arranged spindles 33 projecting radially are formed on the outer side of the cylindrical body portion 32. The connecting portion 3a is provided with a through hole 34 having a diameter that is appropriately larger than the outer diameter of the tubular portion 32, and the annular projecting edge 35 provided on the upper side of the through hole 34 includes
A pair of bearing slits 36 into which the pair of support shafts 33 are rotatably fitted are formed. Further, the rounded edges are provided on the periphery of the opening in the nipple portion 2a, and the pad 6 is eliminated. The other structure is the same as that of the above embodiment.

Thus, in this embodiment, the support shaft 3 fitted in the slit 36 is provided.
By rotating the nipple portion 2a about 3, it is possible to change the direction of the opening to a desired angular direction.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is configured as described above, and thus has the following effects.

In the hand-feeding breast pump for breast milk according to claim 1, since the bag can be set in the bottle or taken out from the bottle without touching the inside of the breast-receiving bag, the breast-milk receiving bag that has been sterilized in advance. It is easy to handle and the milk can be sanitarily milked without soiling the inside of the. If necessary, replace the milking cup with a normal breastfeeding nipple to allow the baby to feed the milk, or remove the breastfeeding bag from the bottle, attach the lid, and keep it in the refrigerator for a long time. It can be frozen and stored hygienically for a period of time, and the frozen breast milk can be thawed and fed to the infant when necessary, and the expressed breast milk can be used without waste.

Further, the milk expressed is flowed directly into the milk receiving bag from the milking cup, since the milk does not contact the bottle and adheres to the inner surface thereof, by washing only the milking cup, which is relatively easy to wash, Can always be used hygienically.

In the hand massager type breast pump for breast milk according to claim 2, since the opening of the sterilized bag is closed with a closing piece, the breast milk receiving bag can be used in a hygienic state at the time of use, and the breast milk can be used. Can be stored in good hygiene and the hygienic breast milk can be fed to the infant.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a breast milk receiving bag according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a cross section of the mouth of the breast milk receiving bag. Figure 4 shows IV in Figure 3
Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the breast milk receiving bag, and Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1: Milking cup, 2, 2a: Nipple part 3, 3a: Connection part, 7: Bottle 9: Mouth part, 10,30: Breast milk bag 11,31: Bag body, 12, 32: Wide mouth member 15: Closed Part, 17: Extraction piece 19: Extraction ring, 22: Lid body 32: Cylindrical body part, 33: Support shaft 34: Through hole, 36: Slit

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A milking cup having a hemispherical nipple portion that abuts against the breast, and a bottle attached to the milking cup.
A breast milk receiving bag that is inserted into the bottle and that is held by being suspended and held between the milking cup in a state where the opening is aligned with the mouth of the bottle, and the opening of the breast milk receiving bag is A hand massager type breast pump for breast milk, characterized in that a wide mouth member having a large opening is closely attached. 2. A milking cup having a hemispherical nipple portion that contacts the breast, and a bottle attached to the milking cup.
A breast milk receiving bag that is inserted into the bottle and that is held by being suspended and held between the milking cup in a state where the opening is aligned with the mouth of the bottle, and the opening of the breast milk receiving bag is A hand-feeding breast pump for breast milk, characterized in that a wide-mouthed member having a large opening is provided in close contact with the opening, and the opening is closed by an easily pullable closing piece.