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US 2023/0020849 A1Published application
Infant training devices and methods for the use thereof
OwnerLauren Monahaninventor
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Abstract
Infant training devices and methods for the use thereof are disclosed herein. A benefit to the devices and methods herein can be the effective training of an infant to develop the suck-swallow-breathe pattern of nutritive and non-nutritive sucking required for feeding from an infant bottle, or for self-soothing with a pacifier. A further benefit to the devices and methods herein can be providing versatile devices for the use of vibration therapy as an infant training aid for feeding from an infant feeding bottle, or as an infant soothing pacifier.
Claims19
An infant training device comprising:
- a mouthpiece comprising a bulbous nipple and a body portion,
- a vibration mechanism connected to the body portion of the mouthpiece,
- a controller capable of controlling the vibration mechanism, and
- a power supply electrically connected to the controller and the vibration mechanism.
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A method of training an infant comprising:
- providing an infant training device comprising:
- a mouthpiece comprising a bulbous nipple and a body portion,
- a vibration mechanism connected to the body portion of the mouthpiece,
- a controller capable of controlling the vibration mechanism, and
- a power supply electrically connected to the controller and the vibration mechanism;
- contacting the mouthpiece with a lip, a cheek, or a mouth cavity of the infant;
- and
- activating the vibration mechanism by operating the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.