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Medical device with capacitive sensing function

US11452473B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2019
Grant dateSep 27, 2022
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10151
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device with a capacitive sensing function includes a medical body having a syringe and a sensing circuit having an electrode, a protective film adhered to the medical body and including a plastic film, an electrode provided on the plastic film and opposite from the electrode of the medical body, and a capacitive sensor formed by the electrode of the medical body and the electrode of the protective film and being a part of the sensing circuit, wherein a capacitance value of the capacitive sensor changed under the condition of removing the protective film from the medical body, the sensing circuit being configured to detect the capacitance value and trigger corresponding function of the medical body.

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