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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Osprey Medical, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Dale Brady, New Brighton, MN (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Steve Rathjen, South Lake Tahoe, CA (US);
Assignee:
Osprey Medical, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31573 (2013.01); A61M 5/31568 (2013.01); A61M 5/1452 (2013.01); A61M 5/1684 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3379 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3389 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus has a syringe housing and a plunger having a shaft, wherein the plunger is slidably received within the syringe housing between a first and second position. A plurality of Hall sensors are disposed on the shaft. A circuit board is also disposed on the shaft. A battery is disposed on the shaft. A wireless transmitter is disposed on the shaft and provides wireless communication between a Hall sensor and a signal processing device. At least one magnet is fixed proximate the syringe housing.