Flow meter system
US5038773A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/46
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flow meter system having a disposable mouthpiece including symmetrically disposed pitot tubes for measuring the velocity of the respiratory gases flowing through the mouthpiece and an electronic module including sensitive pressure transducers coupled to the mouthpiece and operative over a wide dynamic range provides input signals to a signal processing network for converting the pressure readings to flow information useful in cardiopulmonary performance analyzing equipment.
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