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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1983
William T Lindemann, Yardley, PA (US);
Extracorporeal Medical Specialties, Inc., King of Prussia, PA (US);
Abstract
A bubble detector system is provided which dynamically responds to changes in energy transmission efficiency. The output of a detector is coupled to a dynamic reference level circuit, which develops a reference level that changes slowly in a time-varying manner with changes in the energy level received by the detector. The output of the detector is also coupled to a bubble detector circuit which produces a detection signal that changes rapidly when gas is present between an energy source and the detector. The detection and reference levels are compared to detect the presence of gas in the flow of fluid between the energy source and the detector.