Kathleen S Mcconnell

US Patent:

7648467, Jan 19, 2010

Filed:

Dec 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/292265

Inventors:

Paul C. Wang - New York NY, US
Kathleen McConnell - New York NY, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
B65D 81/00

US Classification:

600573, 604 73, 604 74, 604 75, 604315, 604316

Abstract:

The invention is an apparatus () for treating inverted nipples and/or the collection of NAF. The invention includes an assembly which creates an airtight seal upon attachment to at least an areola () of an inverted nipple () and by rotation of a part thereof draws a partial vacuum to apply an outward force to the nipple; and a syringe () including a curved longitudinal axis (), the syringe being carried by the assembly and being in fluid communication with a chamber () of the assembly upon attachment of the assembly to at least an areola of an inverted nipple, the syringe including a plunger () which is sealed against an inner surface () of the syringe and is rotatable to move along the longitudinal axis relative to the chamber which moves the plunger within a syringe body to expel air from the syringe body away from the chamber upon rotation of the plunger in a first direction and to aspirate air from the chamber upon attachment of the apparatus to the breast surrounding the nipple upon rotation in a second direction opposite to the first direction to create a partial vacuum within the chamber to evert the nipple.