Wireless Breast Pump Shield for Hygienic Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing breast pumps require mothers to use one hand to operate controls, making it difficult to manage suction pressure and rhythm when pumping both breasts simultaneously, and existing solutions for wireless control are not hygienic or cost-effective.
Innovation Solution
A breast pump set with a breast shield featuring a transmitter and/or receiver for wireless communication with the suction pump unit, allowing mothers to control and monitor pumping actions without releasing their hand, and eliminating the need for physical connections, which are difficult to clean and costly to produce.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If control elements are integrated into the breast shield, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical control elements with wireless communication technology. The breast shield includes a transmitter that wirelessly transmits control signals to the suction pump unit, eliminating the need for physical connections or buttons on the breast shield. This resolves the contradiction by improving ease of operation through wireless control while avoiding the complexity of integrating mechanical control components into the breast shield.
2Reliability
If physical connections are used between breast shield and suction pump, then reliability is improved, but ease of manufacture worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the physical connection requirement by implementing wireless communication between the breast shield and suction pump unit. The transmitter in the breast shield and receiver in the pump unit eliminate cables and connectors, making the system easier to manufacture while maintaining reliability through wireless signal transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical connection system (cables, connectors, plugs) with an electromagnetic field-based wireless communication system. This substitution simplifies manufacturing by eliminating complex mechanical assembly requirements while maintaining system reliability through robust wireless protocols.
3Ease of operation
If control elements are placed on the suction pump unit, then ease of operation is improved, but productivity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual control operations with automated wireless control. The transmitter in the breast shield automatically transmits control signals to the suction pump unit without requiring the user to manually operate buttons or switches on the pump. This automation improves productivity by reducing the time and effort required to control the pumping process while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive wireless interaction.
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AI summary
A breastpump set for expressing human breastmilk comprises at least one breastshield (1) to be placed on a mother's breast with a coupling part (12) for connection to a milk collection container (2), and a suction pump unit (4) with an electrically operated suction pump, wherein the breastshield is provided with a signal transmission and/or reception unit (5) for transmitting signals to the suction pump unit (4), and the signal transmission unit comprises, for example, a programming device for manual or automatic programming of the suction pump unit. The breastpump set according to the invention makes it easier for the mother to operate the pump and breastshield while expressing milk.