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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M. Brugger, Newburyport, MA (US);
George W. Buffaloe, IV, Arvada, CO (US);
Francis T. Ogawa, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Gambro, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/700 ; G01N 2/702 ; G01N 2/728 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/700 ; G01N 2/702 ; G01N 2/728 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for quantitatively determining a degree of recirculalion flow in a vessel of a fluid by altering the electrical conductivity of the fluid, sensing the difference in electromagnetic field after the fluid is altered, and integrating the sensed difference over a period of time including any time of potential recirculation of any altered conductivity fluid.