Nutrient Pump Control for Personalized Feeding Accuracy

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing nutritional feeding systems suffer from poor accuracy and time flexibility due to reliance on human expertise and working hours of nutrition teams, leading to inconsistent and suboptimal nutrient delivery.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for controlling a nutrient pump that determines a target feeding amount based on feeding subject information, including vital signs and disease information, to accurately deliver nutrients and energy, using a nutrient pump control device for intelligent feeding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a specialized nutrition team manually sets up feeding strategies based on experience, then the feeding strategy can be customized, but the nutritional feeding accuracy and time flexibility are poor

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenutritional feeding accuracyVSAvoidmanual operation dependency

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The nutrient pump control device automatically obtains feeding subject information, calculates target feeding amounts, and controls nutrient delivery without requiring manual intervention by nutrition teams. The system serves itself by integrating information acquisition, calculation, and control functions into an automated workflow, eliminating dependency on human operation while maintaining personalized feeding strategies

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of nutrition team assessment and calculation with an automated computational system. The control device uses algorithms to process feeding subject information and determine target feeding amounts, substituting human expertise with automated intelligent calculation to improve accuracy and consistency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If nutrition team members work during regular hours to set feeding strategies, then personalized feeding can be provided, but time flexibility is limited outside working hours

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetime flexibilityVSAvoidresponse time outside working hours

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The nutrient pump control device operates autonomously without requiring nutrition team members to be present. It automatically acquires feeding subject information, calculates target feeding amounts, and adjusts nutrient delivery at any time, providing continuous service beyond regular working hours and eliminating time flexibility limitations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The control device acts as an intermediary between the feeding subject and the nutrient delivery system. It continuously monitors feeding subject information and automatically adjusts feeding strategies without requiring human mediation, enabling 24/7 operation and improving response time outside working hours

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If feeding strategies are manually adjusted based on changing patient conditions, then adaptability to individual needs is achieved, but consistency and reliability are reduced due to human error

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefeeding consistencyVSAvoidinformation processing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual assessment and adjustment processes with automated computational algorithms. The control device consistently processes feeding subject information using standardized calculations, eliminating human error and variability while maintaining the ability to adapt to individual patient needs through programmed logic

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors feeding subject information and automatically adjusts target feeding amounts based on changes in patient conditions. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures consistent and reliable feeding strategies that adapt to individual needs without human intervention, improving reliability while managing information processing complexity through automated algorithms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12569408B2Method and device for controlling a nutrient pump

Publication Date: 2026.03.10 MEDCAPTAIN MEDICAL TECH

AI summary

The invention provides a method and device for controlling a nutrient pump. Feeding subject information is obtained and a target feeding amount is determined according to the feeding subject information. The target feeding amount comprises target energy content and/or target nutrient amount. The nutrient pump then outputs a target nutrient according to the target feeding amount. The invention combines the feeding subject information with respect to different categories to determine the target feeding amount, which can improve the accuracy of the target feeding amount, and thus improve the feeding accuracy. Moreover, invention can be executed by a control device, which can acquire the feeding subject information to realize intelligent feeding, and thus avoid being affected by the working hours of the nutrition team, thereby improving time flexibility.