Apparatus and method for measuring fluid flow to a suckling baby
AssigneeKaizen International Technologies Biotech, Inc. LLP
InventorsHaim Emil Dahan, Jose Mario Meschiany, Lipa Leon 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.
Claims30
A method of measuring fluid flow from a fluid source to a baby's mouth through a nipple comprising:
- providing at least one feeding pathway for fluid flow from the fluid source to the baby's mouth, wherein the feeding pathway has a first opening adapted to be in communication with the fluid source and a second opening adapted to be in direct communication with the baby's mouth;
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- providing at least one indicator pathway having a different length from the feeding pathway for indicating an amount of fluid provided to the baby's mouth through the feeding pathway, wherein the indicator pathway has a first opening adapted to be in communication with the fluid source and a second opening adapted to be in direct fluid communication with the baby's mouth,
- receiving suction from the baby's mouth;
- providing the suction to the feeding pathway and the indicator pathway;
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- measuring the amount of fluid drawn into and retained in the indicator pathway, whereby the amount of fluid drawn into and retained in the indicator pathway is indicative of the amount of fluid drawn into the feeding pathway.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one feeding pathway for fluid flow from a fluid source to a baby's mouth, wherein the feeding pathway has a first opening adapted to be in communication with the fluid source and a second opening adapted to be in direct communication with the baby's mouth;
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- at least one indicator pathway having a different length from the feeding pathway for indicating an amount of fluid provided to the baby's mouth through the feeding pathway, wherein the indicator pathway has a first opening adapted to be in communication with the fluid source and a second opening adapted to be in direct fluid communication with the baby's mouth,
- whereby the amount of fluid drawn into and retained in the indicator pathway is indicative of the amount of fluid drawn into the feeding pathway, configured such that the amount of fluid provided to the baby's mouth through the feeding pathway is proportional to the amount of fluid drawn into and retained in the indicator pathway.
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