Abstract: Nipple shields can be used by breastfeeding mothers to facilitate the feeding process. The disclosed embodiments relate to nipple shields with a port through which liquid supplement can flow from a supply tube into an interior section of the shield. The liquid supplement can be drawn through ports in a tip of the shield in order to augment a naturally expressed flow of milk. A flap of material is bonded to an interior portion of the nipple shield over an optional channel formed in the interior portion so as to form a closed, flap-covered channel leading from an input port on a lower portion of the shield to a an interior location near the tip of the shield.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system may include a first-fluid-housing, and a drain in communication with the first-fluid-housing that pulls a first non-serosanguinous fluid from a patient into the first-fluid-housing. The system may also include a sensor that measures the first non-serosanguinous fluid entering the first-fluid-housing. The system may further include a computer-controller in communication with the sensor and drain, the computer-controller includes a profile that identifies the patient, the first-fluid-housing, and records the sensor's first non-serosanguinous fluid measurements that any user can retrieve based upon permissions granted to each user.