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Liquid transfusion apparatus
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-28
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Granted: 1992-01-07
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Expires: 2009-11-28
Abstract
Abstract The liquid transfusion apparatus according to the present invention includes a setting device adapted to respectively set a normal level of pressure of the fed liquid and an upper alarm level of pressure of the fed liquid, calculating unit for calculating a percentage of a difference between the detected level of pressure of the liquid and the set normal level to a difference between the set upper alarm level and the set normal level, and display unit for displaying the calculated percentage. The liquid transfusion apparatus is very useful for monitoring the pressure of the liquid which is being administered to a patient.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Miki
- 👤 Edmund D. D'Silva
- 👤 Grace M. Esche
- 👤 Michael S. Fairchild
- 👤 Larry Kramer
- 👤 Kenneth M. Lynn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:39
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/14; A61M5/168; A61M5/16831; A61M5/16854; G; G05; G05D; G05D16/00; G05D16/20; G05D16/2006; G05D16/2066; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus comprising: a transfusion tube for transfusing liquid into a human body; a liquid feed means attached to said transfusion tube for feeding said liquid into said transfusion tube; a pressure detecting means attached to said transfusion tube down stream of said transfusion tube with respect to said liquid feed means for detecting a pressure level of said liquid in said transfusion tube; a setting means capable of setting a normal pressure level and an upper alarm pressure level of said liquid in said transfusion tube; a calculating means electrically coupled to said pressure detecting means and coupled to said setting means for calculating a percentage of a difference between said detected pressure level detected by said pressure detecting means and said normal pressure level set by said setting means with respect to a difference between said upper pressure level and said normal pressure level set by said setting means; and display means electrically coupled to said calculating means for displaying said percentage calculated by said calculating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus comprising: a transfusion tube for transfusing liquid into a human body; a liquid feed means attached to said transfusion tube for feeding said liquid into said transfusion tube; a pressure detecting means attached to said transfusion tube down stream of said transfusion tube with respect to said liquid feed means for detecting a pressure level of said liquid in said transfusion tube; a setting means capable of setting a normal pressure level and an upper alarm pressure level of said liquid in said transfusion tube; a calculating means electrically coupled to said pressure detecting means and coupled to said setting means for calculating a percentage of a difference between said detected pressure level detected by said pressure detecting means and said normal pressure level set by said setting means with respect to a difference between said upper pressure level and said normal pressure level set by said setting means; and display means electrically coupled to said calculating means for displaying said percentage calculated by said calculating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pressure detecting means includes a pressure sensor for detecting said pressure level of said liquid in said transfusion tube and for outputting an analog signal representative of said detected pressure level of said liquid, and A/D converter electrically coupled to said pressure sensor for converting said analog signal output from said pressure sensor into a digital signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pressure sensor is an electromagnetic induction sensor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pressure sensor is a capacitive type sensor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said setting means comprises a first memory unit for storing said normal pressure level set by said setting means, and a second memory unit for storing said upper alarm pressure level set by said setting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pressure sensor is a diaphragm type sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said calculating means further comprises an interface electrically coupled to said calculating means and to said liquid feed means, said interface capable of outputting a control signal generated from said calculating means to said liquid feed means so that said liquid feed means is controlled by said control signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said calculating means further comprises an alarm unit for sounding an alarm at a time when said detected pressure level of said liquid exceeds said upper alarm pressure level set by said setting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said liquid feed means comprises a transfusion pump having eccentric cams attached to a rotational shaft thereof, and fingers fixed to an outer circumferential surface of said eccentric cams so as to press said transfusion tube.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means is capable of displaying said percentage calculated by said calculating means in numerals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A liquid transfusion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means is capable of displaying said percentage calculated by said calculating means by a bar graph.
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