Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Mark Shih-Cheih Lin

Francis Patrick O'Neill

Ronald Paul Consiglio

Carolus Gerardus Thijssen

A medical device () includes a device housing (). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor () includes a heater () and at least one temperature sensor (). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor () is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor; and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.

Medical device with a thermal mass flow sensor for bubble detection

A medical device () includes a device housing (). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor () includes a heater () and at least one temperature sensor (). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor () is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor, and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.

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Winter Park, FL, United States of America

Mark Shih-Cheih Lin