Measuring Fluid Excreted from an Organ
First Claim
1. A device for measuring characteristics of fluid excreted from an organ of the human body, the device comprising:
- at least one pair of electrodes;
a power source; and
a data processing system comprising;
a power regulation module; and
a measurement module,wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are connected to the power source via the data processing system;
wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are arranged in an array in contact of the human body, the array characterized by a predefined spatial arrangement of at least two dimensional geometrical space of the at least one pair of electrodes that is related to the three dimension geometrical form of the fluid excreting organ, and wherein at least one electrode is placed in the vicinity of the fluid excreting organ;
wherein the power regulation module is arranged to supply the at least one pair of electrodes with an electric current characterized by predefined parameters;
and wherein the measurement module is arranged to determine characteristics of the excreted fluid and the volume change of the excreting organ, from the measured evolved potentials on the human body due to the electric current, in relation to the predefined spatial arrangement of the at least one pair of electrodes in the array.
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Abstract
A device for measuring characteristics of fluid excreted from an organ of the human body, including electrodes; a power source; and a data processing system including a power regulation module and a measurement module. The electrodes are connected to the power source via the data processing system and are arranged in an array in contact of the human body in vicinity of the fluid excreting organ. The array characterized by a predefined spatial arrangement of the electrodes that is related to the form of the fluid excreting organ. The power regulation module is arranged to supply the electrodes with an electric current characterized by predefined parameters and the measurement module is arranged to measure characteristics of the excreted fluid from evolved potentials on the human body due to the electric current, in relation to the predefined spatial arrangement of the electrodes in the array.
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44 Claims
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1. A device for measuring characteristics of fluid excreted from an organ of the human body, the device comprising:
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at least one pair of electrodes; a power source; and a data processing system comprising; a power regulation module; and a measurement module, wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are connected to the power source via the data processing system; wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are arranged in an array in contact of the human body, the array characterized by a predefined spatial arrangement of at least two dimensional geometrical space of the at least one pair of electrodes that is related to the three dimension geometrical form of the fluid excreting organ, and wherein at least one electrode is placed in the vicinity of the fluid excreting organ; wherein the power regulation module is arranged to supply the at least one pair of electrodes with an electric current characterized by predefined parameters; and wherein the measurement module is arranged to determine characteristics of the excreted fluid and the volume change of the excreting organ, from the measured evolved potentials on the human body due to the electric current, in relation to the predefined spatial arrangement of the at least one pair of electrodes in the array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of measuring characteristics of fluid excreted from an organ of the human body, the method comprising:
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placing at least one pair of electrodes in an array in contact of the human body; supplying the at least one pair of electrodes with an electric current characterized by predefined parameters; measuring evolved potentials on the human body due to the electric current; and calculating characteristics of the excreted fluid and the volume change of the excreting organ from the measured evolved potentials in relation to the spatial arrangement of the at least one pair of electrodes in the array, wherein at least one electrode is placed in the vicinity of the fluid excreting organ. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A device for measuring characteristics of breast milk excreted from a breast, the device comprising:
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at least one pair of electrodes; a supporting apparatus; a power source; a user interface; and a data processing system comprising; a power regulation module; and a measurement module, wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are connected to the power source via the data processing system; wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are arranged in an array in contact of the human body, the array characterized by a predefined spatial arrangement of at least two dimensional geometrical space of the at least one pair of electrodes that is related to the three dimension geometrical form of the breast, and wherein at least one electrode is placed in the vicinity of the breast; wherein the power regulation module is arranged to supply the at least one pair of electrodes with an electric current characterized by predefined parameters; wherein the measurement module is arranged to measure characteristics of the excreted breast milk and the volume change of the breast from evolved potentials on the human body due to the electric current, in relation to the predefined spatial arrangement of the at least one pair of electrodes in the array; wherein the measurement module is further arranged to measure characteristics of the excreted breast milk and the volume change of the breast, from the evolved potentials on the human body due to the electric current at least one of;
predefined intervals, timing related to said measured characteristics;wherein the user interface arranged to present at least one of;
the measured characteristics, statistical data according to infant'"'"'s age;wherein the supporting apparatus is arranged to support and place the at least one pair of electrodes in the array in contact of the human body in vicinity of the breast; wherein the measured characteristics of the breast milk comprise at least one of;
volume of the breast milk, composition of the breast milk; andwherein the array is chosen such that the electrodes are placed at least one plain representing a cross section of the breast, wherein the cross section is selected such as to enhance measuring characteristics of the breast milk.
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