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US 11,883,185 B2Granted
Systems, devices and methods for assessing milk volume expressed from a breast
AssigneeWillow Innovations, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Makower, John Y. Chang, Theodore M. Bender, Brendan M. Donohoe
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Abstract
Systems and methods for assessing milk volume changes within a breast are described. Also described are systems and methods for assessing volume changes in the stomach of an infant.
Claims11
A measurement system for assessing milk volume expressed from a breast, comprising:
- a measurement device associated with the breast and configured to facilitate measuring changes in breast volume or milk production or consumption;
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- a controller wirelessly communicating with the measurement device, the controller configured to calculate one or more of changes in the breast volume and milk expressed from the breast;
- wherein a firmness of the breast is assessed to quantify and correlate the firmness of the breast to milk production or expression.
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