Measuring and testing – Gas content of a liquid or a solid – Particular separator
Patent
1993-09-10
1995-03-07
Williams, Hezron E.
Measuring and testing
Gas content of a liquid or a solid
Particular separator
73 1903, 73600, G01N 2902
Patent
active
053947320
ABSTRACT:
Inclusions in a liquid flow, such as air bubbles in a blood flow, are detected by transmitting a signal through the fluid and receiving and interpreting the received signal based on the expected degree of attenuation for the liquid and the inclusions. The amplitude of the transmitted signal is automatically adjusted to maintain a constant average amplitude of the detected signal, thus compensating for changes in the detection environment. The average amplitude of the transmitted signal is controlled by integrating the received signal using an integrator with a time constant longer than the time constant of the expected inclusion signals, and comparing the integrated signal to a constant reference level.
The presence of microbubbles is detected and a signal comprising a string of high frequency pulses is generated while the microbubbles are present. By counting the pulses, in conjunction with knowledge about the flow of liquid and the anticipated size of the microbubbles, an estimate of the total amount of air infused into the patient within a given time period is calculated.
A tubing holder for retaining a flexible tube in an inclusion detector has tubing retention grooves formed into tubing engagement faces, the tubing engagement faces being spaced closer together than the tube diameter. The tube is inserted into the tubing holder by compressing and deforming it against the tubing engagement faces, until it reaches the tubing retaining grooves.
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Dormont William M.
Johnson David A.
Mandel William R.
Manica Keith J.
Miller Douglas P.
Cobe Laboratories, Inc.
Roskos Joseph W.
Williams Hezron E.
Winsor Bruce R.
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