WO1996029043A1 - Nipple eversion device - Google Patents
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- WO1996029043A1 WO1996029043A1 PCT/GB1996/000683 GB9600683W WO9629043A1 WO 1996029043 A1 WO1996029043 A1 WO 1996029043A1 GB 9600683 W GB9600683 W GB 9600683W WO 9629043 A1 WO9629043 A1 WO 9629043A1
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- nipple
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/08—Cupping glasses, i.e. for enhancing blood circulation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
- A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/64—Containers with integrated suction means
- A61M1/67—Containers incorporating a piston-type member to create suction, e.g. syringes
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- This invention relates to a nipple eversion device for the correction of inverted
- Inverted nipples is a disorder that affects many women and is due to short
- GB 2 240 924 describes a nipple everter in which a container is placed over
- the volume of the container is first decreased by collapsing the side walls of the container, expelling air form the container, and then allowed to increase back to its original size. This creates a partial vacuum in the container that draws the inverted nipple into the container.
- the volume of the container is first decreased by collapsing the side walls of the container, expelling air form the container, and then allowed to increase back to its original size. This creates a partial vacuum in the container that draws the inverted nipple into the container.
- the volume of air expelled from the container, and so the size of the partial vacuum, is difficult for the user to control, and the bulky external form of the device does not facilitate the continuous use of the device by office workers and women who prefer thin clothing.
- GB 2 262 233 discloses a nipple eversion device that offers greater control over the magnitude of the partial vacuum.
- the device comprises a nipple mould that
- the device is again bulky and requires the use of an accessory to create the vacuum, which does not facilitate discreet use of the device It is also difficult for the user to draw air from the mould whilst maintaining an even pressure on the mould to ensure that the necessary vacuum seal is created between the mould and the breast It is an object of at least the preferred embodiments of the present invention to provide a nipple eversion device that is self-contained and does not require the use
- valve mechanism syringe or any other accessory to create and sustain a controllable partial vacuum within the device
- the present invention provides in one aspect a nipple eversion device comprising a container having a first portion with an open end shaped to be placed over the nipple areola complex and to form a seal therewith, a second portion of the container moveable relative to the first portion to increase the volume of the container and create a partial vacuum therein, and means for locating said portions
- the first portion comprises a cylinder and the second portion
- the locating means may comprise at least one resilient member disposed in said container and biassed so as to force said second portion into location with said first portion
- the at least one resilient member mav be
- first portion may be profiled such that one end of the resilient member contacts said bore, the other end of said resilient member contacting said second portion.
- the at least one resilient member is a helical spring.
- the present invention provides in a second aspect a nipple eversion device comprising a container having a first portion with an open end shaped to be placed
- container moveable relative to the first portion to increase the volume of the container and create a partial vacuum therein, and locating means on said portions engageable to locate said portions relative to each other and maintain the increased volume whereby to evert the nipple by suction thereon.
- the locating means may comprise a profiled peripheral part of the second portion and a conformingly-profiled part of a bore of the first portion.
- one profiled part is convex in axial cross-section and the other is concave.
- axial cross- section we mean a section in a plane containing the axis of the bore.
- An end wall of said first portion opposite to the open end may also be open and of reduced internal
- the end wall of said first portion opposite to said open end may also be open to enable the second portion to be moved relative to the first portion by applying a
- the end of the device remote from the open end of the first portion may be of generally convex shape.
- first and second portion are located relative to each other, they form a continuous blended convex surface.
- the second portion of the container may include manually operable means for moving the second portion relative to the first portion, and which is configured so as not to project from the external shape of the device when in use, and which preferablv comprises a thread or ribbon for pulling the second portion of the container
- the open end of the first portion of the container is of frusto-conical
- the volume of the container when said portions are engaged is of the order of that of the everted nipple
- Figures 2(a) and 2(b) show cross-sections of the nipple eversion device according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- Figures 3(a) and 3(b) are a cross-section of the nipple eversion device according to a third embodiment of the present invention
- Figures 4(a) and 4(b) show first and second examples respectively of the locking mechanism of the third embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 5 shows a cross-section of the nipple eversion device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention with the portions of the container in
- Figure 1 shows a cross-section though the nipple eversion device according to
- the device comprises a container having a first portion 12 and a second portion 14
- the first portion forms a cylinder and the second portion a piston disposed therein
- the piston 14 is moveable relative to the cylinder 12 and has a grooved sealing surface 15 similar to that of the piston in a lOcc or 20cc syringe.
- the cylinder 12 is open at its bottom end 16.
- the end 16 is shaped, preferably
- the top end 18 opposite to the end 16 has a rounded shoulder so as to be of a generally convex shape. and this end 18 is also open.
- the piston is formed with an upper portion 20, a first intermediate portion 22.
- the intermediate portions 22. 27 are preferably made from material with a hardness greater than that of the material of the discs 24, 26, and have a diameter which is less than that of the bore of the cylinder so that there is no frictional engagement between the outer periphery of the intermediate portions 22. 27 and the bore of the cylinder as the piston moves relative to the cylinder.
- a piston ring 30 is disposed between the discs, although this ring may be replaced by an O-ring or such like.
- the outer surfaces of the end 18 of the cylinder and the domed upper portion 20 form a continuous blended convex surface.
- the container further includes means for locating the piston in a relativelv immovable position in the cylinder.
- the locating means comprises at least one resilient member disposed in the container and biassed so as to force the piston into the relatively immovable
- resilient member 32 is disposed between the top end 18 of the cylinder 12 and the piston 14.
- the resilient member is a helical tension
- the external diameter of the spring is less than the maximum diameter of the bore of the cylinder, whilst the internal diameter of the spring is greater than the maximum external diameter of either the upper portion 20 or the intermediate portion 22 of the piston 14 so that the spring circumscribes these portions of the piston 14.
- a groove or housing 34 may be provided on the lower surface of the shoulder 36 of the top end 18 of the cylinder to which the upper end of the resilient member 32 is attached.
- the lower end of the spring 32 abuts the upper surface of the intermediate portion 22 of the piston.
- the relaxed length of the spring 32 is chosen to be less than the length of the wall 38 of housing 34 of the cylinder. Therefore, as shown in Figure 1(b), with no manual force acting on the spring the spring is never fully relaxed and so the upper surface of first intermediate portion 22 is held in a relatively immovable engagement
- the user may move the piston towards the open end of the cylinder against the force of the spring by pushing on the upper surface of the upper portion 20 of the piston, for example by using finger or thumb, thereby increasing the separation
- the spring is chosen so that when the lower surface of the second intermediate portion 27 abuts the profiled bottom end 40 of the bore of the cylinder, the spring is not deformed beyond its elastic limit. When the manual force is removed, the spring relaxes, pulling the piston
- the resilient member 50 is disposed between the open end 16 of the cylinder 12 and the piston 14
- the resilient member is a helical compression spring Similar to the spring 32 used in the first embodiment, the external diameter of the spring is less than the maximum diameter of the bore of the cylinder whilst the
- intermediate portion 22 is held in a relati ely immo able engagement with the lower
- the helical springs may be plastics-coated.
- first and second embodiments of the present invention may be combined, i.e. a first resilient member may be disposed between the top end 18 of the cylinder and the piston 14 and a second resilient member may be disposed between the open end 16 of the cylinder and the piston 14.
- the container may be held comfortably in the hand to form the seal over the nipple areola complex and a finger or thumb of the same hand may be used to depress the piston.
- FIG. 3 A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 3. In this case
- the piston may be locked in a relatively immovable position in the
- the container bv locating means on the piston that engage with locating means on the cylinder.
- the locating means of the piston comprises a profiled peripheral part of the
- piston, and the locating means of the cylinder comprises a conformingly-profiled section.
- the profiled peripheral part of the piston is an outer rim 80 of the intermediate portion 22 of the piston.
- cylinder has a reduced internal diameter, and the bore of this section defines the conformingly profiled section 82 of the cylinder. Either the part 80 or the part 82 is
- the profiled part of the piston is the periphery of the upper portion 20 of the piston, which is enlarged to have a domed shape as shown in Figure 5.
- the convexity and width of the end 18 of the container is increased to define a concave portion 82 profiled to accommodate the profiled part of the piston.
- the piston is pulled towards the end 18 of the cylinder using manually operable means 84. specifically a thread or ribbon 84 (best seen in Figure 3(b)). Being flexible, the thread 82 does not project from the external shape of the device.
- the end 16 forms a seal over the nipple areola complex and the
- locating means on the piston engage with locating means on the cylinder to lock the piston at the end of the cylinder. This maintains the increased volume of the container
- the profiling of the parts 80,82 is exaggerated in the drawings: the profiling need be sufficient only to locate the piston against the pressure differential across it. Excessive profiling would make it difficult to move the parts 80.82 into registry with each other, and also subsequently to disengage them
- the overall size of the device is chosen so that, with the cylinder and piston engaged, the dimensions and volume of the container is of the order of that of the everted nipple.
- the small size of the device offers a substantial improvement over prior art nipple eversion devices in that the device mav be continuously and relatively inconspicuously worn.
- the shape of the dev ice is chosen so that, with the cylinder and piston engaged, the dimensions and volume of the container is of the order of that of the everted nipple.
- the container is detached from the nipple areola complex by pressing on the piston to allow air to enter the container,
- the device permits the user is able to accurately control the size of the partial vacuum created in the container.
- the size of the partial vacuum required to evert the nipple will vary between users. If too great a vacuum is created, the user may suffer
- the magnitude of the partial vacuum created in the container is controlled by the initial position of the piston in the cylinder prior to
- the piston initially lies at the bottom end 16 of the cylinder the increase in the volume of the container during operation is a maximum. A maximum partial vacuum, or maximum negative pressure, is created in the container. Alternatively, if the piston initially lies at the bottom end 16 of the cylinder, the increase in the volume of the container during operation is a maximum. A maximum partial vacuum, or maximum negative pressure, is created in the container. Alternatively, if the piston initially lies at the bottom end 16 of the cylinder, the increase in the volume of the container during operation is a maximum. A maximum partial vacuum, or maximum negative pressure, is created in the container. Alternatively, if the piston initially lies at the bottom end 16 of the cylinder, the increase in the volume of the container during operation is a maximum. A maximum partial vacuum, or maximum negative pressure, is created in the container. Alternatively, if the piston initially lies at the bottom end 16 of the cylinder, the increase in the volume of the container during operation is a maximum. A maximum partial vacuum, or maximum negative pressure, is created in the container. Alternatively, if the piston initially lies at
- the cylinder is made from a transparent plastic material and has graduated linear markings formed on its external
- markings on the barrel of a syringe can act as reference points for the positioning of the piston by the user prior to sealing the device around the nipple and for prescribing purposes.
- the compact design of the nipple eversion device of the present invention not only makes the device more practical for continuous daytime use by the user but also
- a nipple eversion device comprising a container having a first portion (12) with an open end shaped to be placed over the nipple areola complex and to form a
- a second portion ( 14) of the container moveable relative to the first portion to increase the volume of the container and create a partial vacuum therein. and means (32: 50; 80.82) for locating said portions relative to each other and maintaining the increased volume whereby to evert the nipple by suction thereon.
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EP96908181A EP0814745A1 (en) | 1995-03-22 | 1996-03-22 | Nipple eversion device |
AU51512/96A AU5151296A (en) | 1995-03-22 | 1996-03-22 | Nipple eversion device |
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GB9505755.0 | 1995-03-22 | ||
GBGB9505755.0A GB9505755D0 (en) | 1995-03-22 | 1995-03-22 | Nipple eversion device |
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GB2325411A (en) * | 1997-05-21 | 1998-11-25 | Univ London | Nipple eversion device |
US7648467B2 (en) | 2004-12-08 | 2010-01-19 | Wang Paul C | Device for non-surgical correction of congenital inverted nipples and/or collection of nipple aspirate fluid |
EP2729088A1 (en) * | 2011-07-08 | 2014-05-14 | C.R. Bard Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for reconstruction of an anatomical feature |
EP2629704A4 (en) * | 2010-10-20 | 2018-01-24 | Tautona Group Research And Development Company, LLC | Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation |
US10080863B2 (en) | 2011-07-08 | 2018-09-25 | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for fistula repair |
CN108814785A (en) * | 2018-04-27 | 2018-11-16 | 上海市浦东医院 | A kind of nipple invagination correcting device and its application method |
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FR574492A (en) * | 1923-12-15 | 1924-07-11 | Instant mechanical suction cup | |
FR916335A (en) * | 1945-06-13 | 1946-12-03 | Suction cup for therapeutic and other uses | |
US2879765A (en) * | 1957-06-25 | 1959-03-31 | Paul V Featherston | Therapeutic device |
FR1196324A (en) * | 1958-05-23 | 1959-11-23 | Pneumatic medical suction cup | |
GB2240924A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1991-08-21 | Daphne Valerie Carter | Remedial device for retracted nipples |
GB2262233A (en) * | 1991-12-10 | 1993-06-16 | Douglas Donald Mcgeorge | Suction nipple eversion device |
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FR574492A (en) * | 1923-12-15 | 1924-07-11 | Instant mechanical suction cup | |
FR916335A (en) * | 1945-06-13 | 1946-12-03 | Suction cup for therapeutic and other uses | |
US2879765A (en) * | 1957-06-25 | 1959-03-31 | Paul V Featherston | Therapeutic device |
FR1196324A (en) * | 1958-05-23 | 1959-11-23 | Pneumatic medical suction cup | |
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GB2325411A (en) * | 1997-05-21 | 1998-11-25 | Univ London | Nipple eversion device |
WO1998052511A1 (en) | 1997-05-21 | 1998-11-26 | University College London | Nipple eversion device |
US7648467B2 (en) | 2004-12-08 | 2010-01-19 | Wang Paul C | Device for non-surgical correction of congenital inverted nipples and/or collection of nipple aspirate fluid |
EP2629704A4 (en) * | 2010-10-20 | 2018-01-24 | Tautona Group Research And Development Company, LLC | Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation |
EP2729088A1 (en) * | 2011-07-08 | 2014-05-14 | C.R. Bard Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for reconstruction of an anatomical feature |
EP2729088A4 (en) * | 2011-07-08 | 2014-12-24 | Bard Inc C R | Implantable prosthesis for reconstruction of an anatomical feature |
EP3028669A1 (en) * | 2011-07-08 | 2016-06-08 | C.R. Bard Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for reconstruction of an anatomical feature |
US10080863B2 (en) | 2011-07-08 | 2018-09-25 | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for fistula repair |
US10524896B2 (en) | 2011-07-08 | 2020-01-07 | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for reconstruction of an anatomical feature |
US11179542B2 (en) | 2011-07-08 | 2021-11-23 | C.R. Bard, Inc. | Implantable prosthesis for fistula repair |
CN108814785A (en) * | 2018-04-27 | 2018-11-16 | 上海市浦东医院 | A kind of nipple invagination correcting device and its application method |
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