Fluid analyzer and associated methods
US10201315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, computer readable programs and methods determine a patient parameter, including volume and/or flow rate of a fluid draining through a drain tube from a chest cavity of a patient, by using at least one pressure value at an end of the drain tube associated with a fluid collection canister and at least one pressure value within the drain tube at a location distant from the collection canister. The pressure values are processed with a non-linear solver to determine the patient parameter.
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