Patent ID: 8801658
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for measuring an amount of breast milk suckled during a breastfeeding session, the device comprising: a mechanism for determining a change in volume of a breast from before the breastfeeding session to after the breastfeeding session, said mechanism including a mechanism for measuring a quantity of fluid introduced into a space of defined volume around the breast, first before the breastfeeding session and again after the breastfeeding session, and providing an indication thereof; and a calculation unit for calculating, from said measured quantities of fluid, a change in volume of the breast and a quantity of breast milk suckled during the breastfeeding session, wherein said calculation unit is coupled to said mechanism for measuring, receives the indications of said measured quantities of fluid in the space around the breast and calculates said quantity of suckled milk from a change in said measured quantities of fluid measured before and after the breastfeeding session; wherein said calculation unit comprises an electronic board including: a memory chip; and a micro-controller chip.