METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING FEEDING PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL NEONATES
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1. A method for evaluating the feeding performance of an infant comprising:
- receiving an input of digitized data corresponding to measurements of at least one feeding factor generated during at least one feeding session for an individual infant;
calculating a value for a feeding parameter from said digitized data;
corresponding said value to a feeding parameter metric to derive a referenced feeding score; and
providing said referenced feeding score as a user-recognizable output.
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Abstract
A method and system for computing a relative score indicative of an individual infant'"'"'s feeding performance based, at least in part, upon a comparison of one or more feeding factor measurements of the individual infant with a corresponding databased metric that is derived from a population-based sample of infants, where the comparison optionally provides a statistical association between normative metric values and adverse outcomes recorded for the same population-based sample and, thereby, a means for assessing the tested infant'"'"'s risk for said adverse outcomes.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating the feeding performance of an infant comprising:
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receiving an input of digitized data corresponding to measurements of at least one feeding factor generated during at least one feeding session for an individual infant; calculating a value for a feeding parameter from said digitized data; corresponding said value to a feeding parameter metric to derive a referenced feeding score; and providing said referenced feeding score as a user-recognizable output. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. A method for assessing a medically relevant condition of an infant comprising:
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receiving an input of digitized data corresponding to measurements of at least one feeding factor generated during at least one feeding session for an individual infant; calculating a value for feeding parameter from said digitized data; corresponding said value to a risk outcome metric to derive a referenced risk outcome score; and providing said referenced risk outcome score as a user-recognizable output. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for evaluating the feeding performance of an infant comprising:
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a. a database comprising at least one feed parameter metric; b. a data interface for receiving digitized data corresponding to measurements of at least one feeding factor generated during at least one feeding session of an individual infant; c. a microprocessor in electronic communication with said data interface and said database, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to (i) calculate at least one value for at least one feeding parameter from said digitized data;
(ii) correspond said value to said at least one feeding parameter metric to derive at least one referenced feeding score; andd. at least one output device selected from the group consisting of visual display, printer, output data port, RF transmitter, and digital medium storage device, wherein said output device is in electronic communication with said microprocessor.
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20. A system for assessing a medically relevant condition of an infant comprising:
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a. a database comprising at least one risk outcome metric; b. a data interface for receiving digitized data corresponding to measurements of at least one feeding factor generated during at least one feeding session of an individual infant; c. a microprocessor in electronic communication with said data interface and said database, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to (i) calculate at least one value for at least one feeding parameter from said digitized data;
(ii) correspond said value to said at least one risk outcome metric to derive at least one referenced risk outcome score; andd. at least one output device selected from the group consisting of visual display, printer, output data port, RF transmitter, and digital medium storage device, wherein said output device is in electronic communication with said microprocessor.
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21. A method for producing a metric database comprising:
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receiving an input of digitized data corresponding to measurements of at least one feeding factor obtained from each infant in a population-based sample of infants; calculating a value for said feeding parameter for each infant from said digitized data; receiving an input of medical history data for each said infant; structuring said values for said feeding parameter, said medical history data, and said medical outcome data into a first collection of electronic records; deriving at least one distribution statistic for said values and data from said sample of infants; deriving at least one statistical relationship between a feeding parameter and medical outcome data; referencing feeding parameter values or value ranges of an estimated risk of a medical outcome; structuring results of said deriving and referencing operations into a second collection of electronic records; and storing said first and second collection of electronic records in a computerized database system.
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