摘要:
A body fluid measurement apparatus for continually monitoring the body fluids produced by a catheterized patient is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a discharge hose in fluid communication with the patient, a housing that supports the discharge hose, a dripping chamber for temporarily holding the body fluid while temperature and electrical conductivity measurements are made, a force transducer for producing a signal representing the weight of the body fluid mass collected, a container for collecting the body fluid that is suspended from the force transducer, a storage cell power source, and a computer for processing a signal generated by the force transducer, for generating a timing signal, and for computing the patient's body fluid volume flow in a certain time interval. All computed measurements are sent to a display also located on the apparatus. Additionally, two angle sensors, located in two planes orthogonal to one another, provide a signal to the computer for the compensation of the inclined position of the housing and for the compensation of an erroneous measurement of the weight of the body fluids collected. In addition, a method for the automatic monitoring and recording of the corrected volume flow of body fluids produced by a catheterized patient is also disclosed.
摘要:
A device for measuring parameters of medical fluids having a measurement chamber through which the fluid to be measured passes. The chamber is sealed on one side by a flexible membrane, and it also has a measurement plate that has a peripheral seal on its outer edge and is in contact with the flexible membrane. At least one sensor for measuring a parameter of the medical fluid is mounted on the measurement plate, and the measurement plate has a continuous inlet leading to the flexible membrane so that a vacuum can be established between the measurement plate and the flexible membrane.
摘要:
This invention relates to the field of signal transit time sensors, in particular sensors based on ultrasonic transit times. Existing electronic control circuits for such transit time sensors for measurements on medical liquids, in particular blood, are extremely complex or their time resolution is limited. However, the present invention makes use of a simple measurement technique which cannot be used directly at first for the time resolution to be achieved. In this method, an ordinary sampling method is used to detect the received signal (12). An oscillator-like received signal (12) generated by an emitted step-like signal is first sampled during a half-period (14, 15) and is checked with the help of a selection criterion. Only when the result of this check is positive is at least one interpolated or extrapolated contact point (20, 21) of the received signal (12) with a resting level (11) determined in a received signal-time diagram with the help of which the signal transit time or the change in signal transit time is determined.
摘要:
This invention relates to the field of signal transit time sensors, in particular sensors based on ultrasonic transit times. Existing electronic control circuits for such transit time sensors for measurements on medical liquids, in particular blood, are extremely complex or their time resolution is limited. However, the present invention makes use of a simple measurement technique which cannot be used directly at first for the time resolution to be achieved. In this method, an ordinary sampling method is used to detect the received signal (12). An oscillator-like received signal (12) generated by an emitted step-like signal is first sampled during a half-period (14, 15) and is checked with the help of a selection criterion. Only when the result of this check is positive is at least one interpolated or extrapolated contact point (20, 21) of the received signal (12) with a resting level (11) determined in a received signal-time diagram with the help of which the signal transit time or the change in signal transit time is determined.
摘要:
Measuring device for determination of the activity or of the concentration of ions in solutions, which has an electrode block having several electrodes and with a flow channel, the flow channel being in connection at its one end with a sample vessel and is connected at its other end to a line, in which a pump is interposed, with calibrating solution containers.Between the pump and the outlet of the electrode block branches off a discharge line, in which a further pump is interposed. Preferably, both pumps are combined into a peristaltic pump, the lines being laid in the segments of the pump.According to a second embodiment, the electrode block is again in connection with the calibrating solution containers. The delivery of the sample is performed however on the same side through a septum. Advantageously, the other side of the electrode block opens out into a pressure equalization vessel, into which a withdrawal line opens in which in turn the above mentioned peristaltic pump is interposed.
摘要:
An apparatus (1) for the drawing off of untreated and treated dialyzing liquid and/or blood from a dialysis device (1) has a dialyzer, from which a first line (22) goes off upstream and a second line (24) goes off downstream, which join into a third line (54). The third line (54) is connected to an analysis device (57). In each of the first and second lines is provided a pump (26, 28) and a shut-off element (56, 56'), between which an overflow (38, 40) per line is arranged. This on the one hand ensures that the liquid in the lines (22, 24) are kept constantly in motion, which prevents the formation of line blockages in the case of liquids tending to coagulate, and on the other hand considerably reduces the displacement time of the liquid to be investigated to the analysis device (57).
摘要:
There is described a method and apparatus for the determination of hematocrit levels in which both the conductivity of whole blood and the conductivity of blood plasma are determined together. While a conductivity cell (18) is being used for the determination of the conductivity of whole blood, the conductivity of plasma is calculated in a computer (30) with the aid of ion selective electrodes (14, 16) from the sodium or potassium concentrations.
摘要:
The invention relates to a drill (4) and a device or a method for drilling boreholes in workpieces (3), in which a periodically acting radial force (19) is exerted on the drill head (5) of the drill (4). The drill head (5) of the drill (4) has a cutting edge (52) extending only over a part of the diameter D(51) and is designed to have a lateral, V-shaped chip removing groove or bead (59) and with a channel (12) with an outlet opening (56) in the drill head (5) for supplying a drill fluid (9). On a drill side (61) of the drill head (5) opposite the bead (59) between a first and a second cylinder casing partial surface (64, 65) of the drill head (5) a rear offset (63) is formed which reduces the cross section of the drill head (5) in relation to an enclosing cylinder casing surface (61) of the drill head (5).
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for calibrating sensors, in particular RFID sensors, within an enclosure such as, e.g., a sterilization chamber. It furthermore relates to a sensor calibrated by the method of the invention, a disposable device including such a sensor, as well as a treatment device.
摘要:
The invention relates to a drill (4) and a device or a method for drilling boreholes in workpieces (3), in which a periodically acting radial force (19) is exerted on the drill head (5) of the drill (4). The drill head (5) of the drill (4) has a cutting edge (52) extending only over a part of the diameter D (51) and is designed to have a lateral, V-shaped chip removing groove or bead (59) and with a channel (12) with an outlet opening (56) in the drill head (5) for supplying a drill fluid (9). On a drill side (61) of the drill head (5) opposite the bead (59) between a first and a second cylinder casing partial surface (64, 65) of the drill head (5) a rear offset (63) is formed which reduces the cross section of the drill head (5) in relation to an enclosing cylinder casing surface (61) of the drill head (5).