ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,002, issued on March 17, was assigned to LACTAMO HOLDINGS PTY LTD (Sydney).

"Lactation aid and breast tissue therapeutic device" was invented by Henrietta Rose Watts-Russell (Manly, Australia) and Gregory James Roger (North Sydney, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lactation aid is disclosed having an outer layer defining a cavity and a core material located in the cavity, the core material being adapted to be one or more of: heated and cooled. The lactation aid is adapted to be manually rolled over a breast. The lactation aid may include protrusions, which protrusions may be hollow such that core material at least partiall...