ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,233, issued on Sept. 30.
"Lactation assembly" was invented by Carlos Xavier Varela Macias (San Sebastian, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lactation assembly for improved functionality integrates breast milk expression, storage, feeding, and cleaning within a modular system. The assembly includes an assembly head with a touch screen, suction pump, and connectors, a milking module with a temperature-controlled milk container, a cleaning module for hygienic maintenance, a breast interface assembly for milk expression, and an oral interface assembly for feeding. Modular components connect via magnetic couplings and guide members ...