Apparatus and method for measuring fluid flow to a suckling baby
AssigneeKaizen International Technologies Biotech, Inc. LLP
InventorsHaim Dahan, Jose Meschiany, Lipa Roitman
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Abstract
A system for measuring fluid intake by a sucking baby. The system includes: a feeding pathway for fluid flow from the fluid source to the baby's mouth, wherein the feeding pathway has a first opening in communication with the fluid source and a second opening in communication with the baby's mouth; and an indicator pathway for indicating the amount of fluid provided to the baby's mouth through the feeding pathway, wherein the indicator pathway has a first opening in communication with the fluid source and a second opening in communication with the baby's mouth. The amount of fluid drawn into the indicator pathway is indicative of the amount of fluid drawn into the feeding pathway.
Claims36
A method of measuring fluid flow from a fluid source to a baby's mouth through a nipple comprising:
- providing a feeding pathway for fluid flow from the fluid source to the baby's mouth, wherein the feeding pathway has a first opening in communication with the fluid source and a second opening in communication with the baby's mouth;
- and
- providing an indicator pathway for indicating the amount of fluid provided to the baby's mouth through the feeding pathway, wherein the indicator pathway has a first opening in communication with the fluid source and a second opening in communication with the baby's mouth,
- whereby the amount of fluid drawn into the indicator pathway is indicative of the amount of fluid drawn into the feeding pathway.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a feeding pathway for fluid flow from the fluid source to the baby's mouth, wherein the feeding pathway has a first opening in communication with the fluid source and a second opening in communication with the baby's mouth;
- and
- an indicator pathway for indicating the amount of fluid provided to the baby's mouth through the feeding pathway, wherein the indicator pathway has a first opening in communication with the fluid source and a second opening in communication with the baby's mouth,
- whereby the amount of fluid drawn into the indicator pathway is indicative of the amount of fluid drawn into the feeding pathway.
A method of indicating suction from a baby's suckling, comprising:
- receiving suction from a baby's mouth;
- providing the suction to at least a first pathway and a second pathway;
- and
- indicating in the second pathway the presence of the suction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.