DE69232670D1 - Tropfendetektor und Verfahren - Google Patents

Tropfendetektor und Verfahren

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DE69232670D1
DE69232670D1 DE69232670T DE69232670T DE69232670D1 DE 69232670 D1 DE69232670 D1 DE 69232670D1 DE 69232670 T DE69232670 T DE 69232670T DE 69232670 T DE69232670 T DE 69232670T DE 69232670 D1 DE69232670 D1 DE 69232670D1
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drop detector
detector
drop
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Denis Y Yerlikaya
Randall Jeffrey Krohn
Clarence Logan Walker
Michael John Wilhelm
Curtis Durrell Kinghorn
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Covidien AG
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Sherwood Service AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/08—Mirrors
    • G02B5/10—Mirrors with curved faces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/14—Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
    • A61M5/168—Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body
    • A61M5/16886—Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body for measuring fluid flow rate, i.e. flowmeters
    • A61M5/1689—Drip counters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V8/00—Prospecting or detecting by optical means
    • G01V8/10—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers
    • G01V8/12—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers using one transmitter and one receiver
    • G01V8/14—Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers using one transmitter and one receiver using reflectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S128/00—Surgery
    • Y10S128/13—Infusion monitoring

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)
DE69232670T 1991-04-01 1992-03-31 Tropfendetektor und Verfahren Expired - Lifetime DE69232670T2 (de)

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US07/678,639 US5256155A (en) 1991-04-01 1991-04-01 Drop detection method and apparatus

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DE69231867T Expired - Lifetime DE69231867T2 (de) 1991-04-01 1992-03-31 Tropfendetektor
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US (2) US5256155A (de)
EP (3) EP0768092B1 (de)
AU (2) AU668089B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2102424C (de)
DE (3) DE69221135T2 (de)
IE (1) IE79030B1 (de)
IL (1) IL101413A (de)
MX (1) MX9201484A (de)
TW (1) TW207955B (de)
WO (1) WO1992017227A2 (de)

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AU1767792A (en) 1992-11-02
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DE69232670T2 (de) 2003-02-27
EP0770403A3 (de) 1997-12-03
EP0578764B1 (de) 1997-07-23
DE69231867T2 (de) 2002-04-18
EP0770403B1 (de) 2001-06-06
AU5618196A (en) 1996-08-29
MX9201484A (es) 1993-02-01
AU668089B2 (en) 1996-04-26
CA2102424C (en) 2003-05-20
DE69231867D1 (de) 2001-07-12
DE69221135T2 (de) 1997-11-27
IE79030B1 (en) 1998-04-08
CA2102424A1 (en) 1992-10-02
EP0768092A3 (de) 1997-12-03
EP0770403A2 (de) 1997-05-02
WO1992017227A3 (en) 1992-11-12
DE69221135D1 (de) 1997-09-04
US5346466A (en) 1994-09-13
EP0768092B1 (de) 2002-07-03
IL101413A0 (en) 1992-11-15
IE921024A1 (en) 1992-10-07
US5256155A (en) 1993-10-26
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