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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Martin T. Gerber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David B. Lura, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shawn Kelley, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/53 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/16 (2006.01); G01N 15/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 21/80 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00624 (2013.01); A61M 1/1658 (2013.01); G01N 15/0227 (2013.01); G01N 21/53 (2013.01); G01N 21/80 (2013.01); G01N 21/85 (2013.01); G01N 33/0027 (2013.01); G06K 9/209 (2013.01); A61M 1/3626 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0011 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a gas bubble detector for determining gas bubbles in a fluid. The gas bubble detector can be used in any application requiring a determination whether gas bubbles exist in the fluid. The gas bubble detector has a photodetector, a light source, and a chamber in which the presence of gas bubbles are detected.