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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kenneth C. Hsu, Tustin, CA (US);
Steve S. Khalaj, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Paul D. Jun, La Crescenta, CA (US);
John A. Rotella, San Diego, CA (US);
James Lee Shippy, III, Woodstock, GA (US);
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An elastomeric pump having at least one sensor for sensing changes in elongation of a bladder of the pump is provided. Also provided is an infusion assembly including an elastomeric pump having a bladder, at least one sensor for sensing changes in elongation of the bladder, and an indicator for providing one or more outputs of the sensor. The sensor may be a flexible sensor positioned in contact with the bladder of the pump, or a dielectric material may be incorporated into the material the bladder is made from such that the dielectric elastomer material of the bladder forms the sensor.