Feed-fortify enteral feeding and related methods therefor
AssigneeKpr U.S., LLC
InventorJoel David WIESNER
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Abstract
A pump set for use with a pumping apparatus to deliver nutrition to an infant includes a first container to receive breast milk; a second container to receive fortifier; tubing extending from the first container and from the second container; and a valve mechanism connected to the first and second containers by the tubing and configured to selectively pass liquid from the first container and the second container.
Claims14
-19. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method for delivering breast milk and fortifier through a pump set to an infant, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, information indicative of a desired nutritional requirement for an infant, wherein the information indicative of the desired nutritional requirement includes one or more of fat requirements, feeding timing requirements, requirements for specific nutritional components, and hourly, daily, or weekly caloric requirements;
- determining, by the controller, a ratio of a first liquid to a second liquid for delivery to the infant based on the information indicative of desired nutrition requirement for the infant;
- and
- commanding, by the controller, a pump of the pump set to deliver the first liquid and the second liquid directly to the infant according to the determined ratio.
A computer-implemented method for delivering breast milk and fortifier through a pump set to an infant, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, information indicative of a desired nutritional requirement for an infant;
- receiving, by the controller, information indicative of an available amount of a first liquid;
- determining, by the controller, a ratio of the first liquid to a second liquid for delivery to the infant based on the information indicative of desired nutrition requirement for the infant and the information indicative of the available amount of the first liquid;
- and
- commanding, by the controller, a pump of the pump set to deliver the first liquid and the second liquid directly to the infant according to the determined ratio.
A pump set comprising:
- a first container configured to receive a first liquid;
- a second container configured to receive a second liquid;
- a pump set including a pumping device;
- a controller including a processor and a memory, the controller configured to:
- receive information indicative of a desired nutritional requirement for an infant;
- determine a ratio of the first liquid to the second liquid for delivery to the infant based on the information indicative of desired nutrition requirement for the infant;
- and
- command the pumping device of the pump set to deliver the first liquid and the second liquid directly to the infant according to the determined ratio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.