System and method for evaluating feeding maturation
AssigneeKuartismed Medikal Aras.Gelis.Dan.Egt.San. Ve Tic. A.S.
InventorsBalkar Erdoǧan, Ahmet Saracoǧlu, Aylin Tarcan, Osman Serdar Gedik, Ayşe Nur Ecevit, Nur Benli, Elyar Ghalichi
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Abstract
A method for monitoring feeding maturation in premature babies, the method including measuring an acoustic response from a baby during a selected time period to provide acoustic information; comparing the measured acoustic response against a train data set to determine an indication of a swallow event; and measuring a respiration pattern of the baby during a swallow cycle using a peak and valley model to provide respiration data, where a feeding maturity of the baby is determinable in dependence on the swallow indication and respiration data.
Claims12
A method for monitoring feeding maturation in a premature baby, the method comprising:
- measuring an acoustic response from a baby during a selected time period to provide energy constrained spectral content information;
- comparing the measured acoustic response against a train data set to determine an indication of a swallow event;
- measuring a respiration pattern of the baby during a swallow cycle using a peak and valley model to provide respiration data;
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- determining a feeding maturity of the baby in dependence on the swallow indication and respiration data,
- wherein measuring the acoustic response from the baby during the selected time period comprises extracting features from a received signal and comparing the extracted features against the train data set, wherein the extracted features may be classified as swallow or non-swallow events, and
- wherein, prior to extracting features, a received signal is framed so as to be considered as stationary.
A device for monitoring feeding maturation in a premature baby, the device comprising:
- a first sensor configured to measure an acoustic response from a baby during a selected time period to provide energy constrained spectral content information;
- a second sensor configured to measure a respiration pattern of the baby during a swallow cycle;
- a processor coupled to the first and second sensors, the processor configured to:
- compare the measured acoustic response against a train data set to determine an indication of a swallow event;
- and
- provide respiration data based on the measured respiration pattern and using a peak and valley model;
- and
- determining a feeding maturity of the baby in dependence on the swallow indication and respiration data,
- wherein measuring the acoustic response from the baby during the selected time period comprises extracting features from a received signal and comparing the extracted features against the train data set, wherein the extracted features may be classified as swallow or non-swallow events, and
- wherein, prior to extracting features, a received signal is framed so as to be considered as stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.