Apparatus and Method for Administration of Mother's Milk
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for matching of mothers'"'"' milk to the correct baby in hospitals or other institutions where mothers'"'"' milk is expressed in advance and stored for feeding to the baby at a later time. Electronically readable indicia are used to confirm the identity of the baby, the milk units, and caregivers when the mother'"'"'s milk is fed to a baby. Apparatus and methods for the collection, storage, and communication of information relevant to handling of the mother'"'"'s milk are detailed such that complete audit trails are recorded and guidance to the caregiver is provided in order to ensure that all required procedures are executed properly.
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Citations
25 Claims
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11. A method for managing the acquisition and distribution of mother'"'"'s milk, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a baby with an electronically readable identification means; b. reading the baby'"'"'s identification from the identification means; c. printing labels with the baby'"'"'s identification in an electronically readable form; d. collecting milk into containers; e. labeling the containers with the printed labels; f. reading the baby'"'"'s identification from the identification means when feeding begins; g. reading the baby'"'"'s identification from the printed label when feeding begins; and h. comparing the baby'"'"'s identification read from the identification means to the baby'"'"'s identification read from the printed label to insure that the correct containers are fed to the baby. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for managing the acquisition and distribution of mother'"'"'s milk, comprising the steps of:
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a. identifying a baby with electronically readable indicia comprising baby identification information for the baby; b. collecting milk expressed by the baby'"'"'s mother into a container; c. labeling the container with electronically readable indicia comprising the baby'"'"'s identification information; d. storing the container of milk; e. recording the time at which the milk is stored in the refrigerator in a computer database; f. generating a milk request slip for the baby, the milk request slip comprising electronically readable indicia comprising the baby'"'"'s identification information; g. retrieving the container of milk and verifying the milk container'"'"'s identity by comparing the baby'"'"'s identification information on the milk request slip with the baby'"'"'s identification information on the label applied to the container; and h. comparing the baby'"'"'s identification information with the electronically readable indicia on the label applied to the container. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for managing the acquisition and distribution of mother'"'"'s milk, comprising the steps of:
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a. labeling containers of mothers'"'"' milk with electronically readable indicia, wherein the indicia includes a unique identifying code; b. recording the unique identifying code and the date and time of milk expression in a database; c. storing the milk for later use; d. removing the milk from storage when required; and e. retrieving the date and time of expression of the milk from the database, calculating the time elapsed since the milk was expressed, and providing a warning if the elapsed time since expression is more than a pre-determined value. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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