Method and a device for monitoring milk volume during breast feeding
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1. A method for monitoring a volume of milk during breast feeding comprising:
- (a) applying over a nipple area of the breast an elastic nipple shaped cover having holes positioned above the nipple area for milk passage to a baby'"'"'s mouth, wherein at a bottom of said cover, in a space between the nipple and the elastic cover holes, there is a micro measurement volume sensor for measuring the milk volume which flows therethrough;
(b) converting data from said micro measurement volume sensor into a calibrated volumetric equivalent corresponding to milk volume data indicative of the milk volume; and
(c) displaying the milk volume data on a display monitor.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a volume of milk during breast feeding utilizes an elastic nipple shaped cover applied over a nipple area of a woman'"'"'s breast with holes in the cover positioned above the nipple area for passage of milk to the baby'"'"'s mouth. A micro measurement volume sensor is located in a space between the nipple and the elastic cover holes to measure the volume of milk flowing therethrough. Data from the micro measurement volume sensor is converted into a calibrated volumetric equivalent corresponding to milk volume data indicative of the milk volume. This milk volume data may be displayed in real time on a display monitor.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a volume of milk during breast feeding comprising:
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(a) applying over a nipple area of the breast an elastic nipple shaped cover having holes positioned above the nipple area for milk passage to a baby'"'"'s mouth, wherein at a bottom of said cover, in a space between the nipple and the elastic cover holes, there is a micro measurement volume sensor for measuring the milk volume which flows therethrough; (b) converting data from said micro measurement volume sensor into a calibrated volumetric equivalent corresponding to milk volume data indicative of the milk volume; and (c) displaying the milk volume data on a display monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for real time monitoring of a volume of milk during breast feeding, comprising:
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(a) a flexible elastic nipple cover shaped in the form of a nipple and including holes positionable above a breast nipple during use; (b) a micro measurement volume sensor positioned to measure the milk volume passing through a space between the nipple and the cover, said volume sensor being attached to the cover at a bottom side thereof above the nipple; (c) a data interpretation unit connected to the volume sensor for counting, integrating, normalizing, and interpreting an output of the volume sensor into a volumetric equivalent for milk; (d) a data display monitor connected to receive volumetric equivalent data from said data interpretation unit to display milk volume data of the milk measured. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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