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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
David Yuds, Hudson, NY (US);
Mark Googasian, Sandy, UT (US);
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Liquid level detectors may include a pump for drawing liquid from a reservoir, a channel fluidically coupling the pump to the reservoir, and a J-tube connected to an end of the channel within the reservoir. The J-tube may include a first tube section and a second tube section extending along the first tube section. Perforations may extend between the first tube section and the second tube section. A pressure sensor may be positioned and configured to sense a pressure of liquid drawn from the reservoir through the J-tube and the channel and to sense pressure drops when a liquid level in the reservoir passes the respective perforations. Various other related systems and methods are also disclosed.