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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Axel Nackaerts, Haasrode, NL;
Micha Benjamin Disselkoen, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); G01F 13/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/075 (2006.01); G01F 22/02 (2006.01); G01F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/16804 (2013.01); A61M 5/1411 (2013.01); A61M 5/1414 (2013.01); A61M 5/1684 (2013.01); A61M 5/1689 (2013.01); A61M 5/16881 (2013.01); G01F 3/00 (2013.01); G01F 13/006 (2013.01); G01F 15/0755 (2013.01); G01F 22/02 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3576 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
One example discloses a fluid flow device, including: a drop chamber, having an interior, a fluid input, and a fluid output; a drop detector coupled to the drop chamber and configured to detect a fluid drop at the fluid input; a pressure sensor configured to monitor a pressure in the interior of the drop chamber; and a flow rate device configured to determine a fluid flow rate based on a number of fluid drops detected over a time period, and the pressure in the interior of the drop chamber.