Breast-Pumping Care Accessory With Stage-Based Heating Curves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing breast pumps focus primarily on milk extraction without adequate consideration for breast health, leading to poor breast health and reduced milk production.
Innovation Solution
A breast-pumping care accessory with a heating element and controller that applies targeted heating curves based on different care modes (pre-pumping, in-pumping, post-pumping) to enhance breast health and milk production, incorporating features like microcurrent stimulation and temperature control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If breast pumps use selected strength to pump or suck out milk, then milk extraction efficiency is improved, but breast health deteriorates and milk production decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element performs preliminary warming action on the breast before milk pumping. The controller applies heat in advance to promote blood circulation and prepare the breast for pumping, which prevents damage during the pumping process and maintains breast health while ensuring efficient milk extraction.
2Productivity
If breast pumps focus on milk extraction, then pumping function is improved, but breast care function deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The breast pump device is enhanced with multiple functions: the heating element provides thermal care, the microcurrent electrode provides electrical stimulation care, and the vibration element provides mechanical massage care. These additional care functions are integrated with the pumping function, making the device versatile and capable of both milk extraction and comprehensive breast care.
3Reliability
If breast pumps add heating and microcurrent functions, then breast care effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element, microcurrent electrode, and vibration element are integrated into a single care assembly that attaches to the breast pump. The controller统一管理 (unified management) all these components, coordinating their operation based on different pumping stages. This merging approach reduces overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive care functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller automatically selects and executes different care modes (warming mode, pumping mode, post-pumping mode) based on the pumping stage, without requiring manual intervention. The system self-regulates the heating power, microcurrent parameters, and vibration intensity according to pre-programmed protocols, reducing operational complexity for the user.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Improves breast health and increases milk output through targeted heating and massage, promoting blood circulation and milk secretion.
Implementation Method 1
a heating element, located between the first attaching element and the second attaching element... controlling the heating element to generate heat based on the target curve
Implementation Method 2
The first attaching element defines one or more electrode through holes, the one or more contact electrodes and the one or more electrode through holes are in one-to-one correspondence, the one or more contact electrodes pass through the one or more electrode through holes correspondingly, and the one or more contact electrodes are configured to provide microcurrent stimulation to the breast of the living body
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AI summary
A breast-pumping care accessory and a care method are disclosed. The accessory includes a first attaching element, configured to be attached to a breast of a living body when in operation; a second attaching element; a heating element, located between the first attaching element and the second attaching element; a controller, electrically connected to the heating element; and an energy supply element, configured to supply electric energy to the heating element and the controller. The controller is configured to perform a care controlling method including: obtaining a target breast-pumping care mode; obtaining a heating curve based on the target breast-pumping care mode from a curve library and taking the heating curve as a target curve; and controlling the heating element to generate heat based on the target curve. The target breast-pumping care mode includes any one of a pre-pumping care mode, an in-pumping care mode, and a post-pumping care mode.