John Gavin MacDonald,CholWon Koh,InYoung Sa,Jose K. Abraham,Sridhar Ranganathan
申请号：
US13245412
公开号：
US20120150153A1
申请日:
2011.09.26
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Systems and methods for monitoring nutritional uptake of an individual are disclosed. The method can include monitoring microflora intestinal gas concentration levels associated with a patient and adjusting the volume of nutrient provided by the patient with an artificial feeding device based at least in part on the microflora intestinal gas levels associated with the patient. A microflora intestinal gas sensor can be used to monitor the microflora intestinal gas associated with the patient. The microflora intestinal gas sensor can monitor the microflora intestinal gas in a patients exhaled breath or in the patients digestive tract. The microflora intestinal gas sensor be included as part of an enteral feeding system at the distal end or outside end of an enteral feeding tube. Systems and methods for monitoring nutritional uptake of an infant based on microflora intestinal gas levels associated with the infant are also disclosed.
