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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Francis Patrick O'Neill, Kissimmee, FL (US);
Ronald Paul Consiglio, Clermont, FL (US);
Mark Shih-Cheih Lin, Winter Park, FL (US);
Carolus Gerardus Thijssen, Maitland, FL (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A medical device () includes a device housing (). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor () includes a heater () and at least one temperature sensor (). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor () is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor, and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.