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Monitoring system for the remote supervision of a plurality of gravity perfusion sets

US4778449A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1987
Grant dateOct 18, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/903
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The supervision system comprises an electrical line for the transmission of digital data, at least one perfusion set including a flow meter and a module for encoding and for transmission in digital form on the line of the data concerning the instantaneous flowrate which are supplied by the flow meter, and a central unit for the processing of the said data, which central unit is connected to the said line by means of a decoding module. The central unit comprises at least one display screen, on which the quantities representing the condition of the perfusion set are displayed in analog and alphanumeric form. Application to the supervision of perfusions in a hospital environment.

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