Pressure-or flow-sensitive feeding monitor

Details Pressure-or flow-sensitive feeding monitor Pressure-or flow-sensitive feeding monitor

1998-08-26

2000-08-29

Patel, Harshad

Measuring and testing

Volume or rate of flow

Combined

73 37, 604 76, G01F 1502, A61M 106

Patent

active

061091006

ABSTRACT:
A feeding monitor system provides data responsive to a human or animal subject sucking on a nipple or other outlet connected to a supply of feeding fluid stored in a reservoir. A hollow chamber provided in between the reservoir and the outlet includes a pressure sensor and/or a fluid flow meter to provide electronic monitoring signals. These signals can be amplified or otherwise conditioned for display, transmission or storage, e.g. in digital form. The invention has wide application, including without limitation use in a neo-natal intensive care environment for diagnosis and screening of disease and disability, assessment of different feeding systems including nipple characteristics, gauging strength and oropharyngeal function, and evaluating response to therapy for feeding difficulties of infants.

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patent: 2205761 (1940-06-01), Hallberg
patent: 3895533 (1975-07-01), Steier
patent: 4945771 (1990-08-01), Ogden

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