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US 12,533,074 B2Granted
Monitoring system and method for monitoring milk flow during breast feeding or milk expression
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsPaul Christoph Hamelmann, Yannyk Parulian Julian Bourquin
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Abstract
A monitoring system for monitoring milk flow during breast feeding or milk expression uses a flow sensor arrangement to monitor milk flow levels from different regions of the breast. A map of milk flow levels for different regions of the breast is then generated and displayed.
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A monitoring system operable by a user for monitoring milk flow during breast feeding or milk expression by the user, comprising:
- an acoustic or optical flow sensor arrangement for application by the user to a breast of the user, with known placement position relative to the breast, for monitoring milk flow levels from different regions of the breast;
- a processor for generating a map of the milk flow levels for the different regions of the breast;
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- a display device for displaying an image to the user in which the map is displayed with a representation of the breast of the user,
- wherein the processor is adapted to generate breast feeding guidance information for the user based on the milk flow levels.
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A method for a user to monitor milk flow during breast feeding or milk expression by the user, comprising:
- generating a signal representative map of the milk flow levels for the different regions of the breast based on a signal obtained from an acoustic or optical flow sensor arrangement which is applied by the user to a breast of the user, with known placement position relative to the breast, and which monitors milk flow levels from different regions of the breast;
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- generating breast feeding guidance information for the user based on the milk flow levels,
- wherein the map is an image of the whole breast of the user from which the different regions can be identified together with a representation of the breast.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.