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US 12,551,161 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.
Claims13
A measurement system for assessing milk volume expressed from a breast, comprising:
- a measurement device associated with the breast and arranged to facilitate measuring changes in breast volume or milk production or consumption, the measurement device including a first sensor spaced from a second sensor, the first sensor and the second sensor measuring impedance therebetween;
- wherein a change in the impedance between the first sensor and the second sensor on breast tissue is associated with a change in breast size and the change in breast size is sensed, quantified, and correlated by the measurement system to milk production and expression to assess a milk volume expressed from the breast.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.