Abstract: A system can automatically adjust flow rates/feeding regimen of a feeding pump feeding fluids/enteral nutrition to a patient. The system can, based upon a prescribed volume of nutrition or nutritional targets (such as and not limited to energy (calories), protein etc.) to be delivered and a prescribed delivery duration, adjust the pump flow rate/feeding regimen following unexpected delivery interruptions to achieve at or near to the prescribed total volume/nutritional targets to be delivered, despite the interruptions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 8, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 19, 2021
Assignee:
AXIUM MTECH SA
Inventors:
Christoph Ganter, Michael Jedwab, Dorion Benjamin, Natalia Muehlemann, Eric Johnson, Steven Bernard