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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1991
Senko Medical Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for counting used medical cloths and measuring the quantity of liquid absorbed therein is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a hollow passage way for passing the medical cloths therethrough, an entrance portion for guiding the medical cloths to the passage, a pass detection sensor arranged in the passage for sensing the medical cloths, a weight sensor disposed at the bottom of the passage for sensing weight of dropped medical cloths, and a control unit for operating the output signals of the pass detection sensor and the weight sensor to output the number of dropped medical cloths and the weight of liquid absorbed therein. The control unit comprises a judging element for judging whether counting condition is normal or not according to the TSR of output signals of the sensors. The apparatus further comprises an alarm element for producing alarm signals when the judging element judges the condition abnormal.