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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Deka Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
Dean Kamen, Bedford, NH (US);
John M. Kerwin, Manchester, NH (US);
Colin H. Murphy, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher C. Langenfeld, Nashua, NH (US);
Michael J. Slate, Merrimack, NH (US);
Michael S. Place, Manchester, NH (US);
Larry B. Gray, Merrimack, NH (US);
DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A peristaltic pump is disclosed that includes a plunger, a spring, an actuator, a position sensor, and a processor. The plunger actuates toward and away from a tube. The spring biases the plunger toward the tube. The actuator actuates the plunger away from the tube and mechanically engages and disengages from the plunger. The position sensor senses a position of the plunger. The processor receives the sensed position of the plunger and estimates fluid flow within the tube using a first position of the plunger when the actuator is engaged with the plunger and a second position of the plunger when the actuator is disengaged from the plunger.