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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Axel Remde, Lutzelfluh-Goldbach, CH;
Inventor:
Axel Remde, Lutzelfluh-Goldbach, CH;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics International AG, Steinhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting occlusions including providing a signal that characterizes a conveying status of a fluid, and determining from a difference between two such signals whether an occlusion has occurred. The invention encompasses a device for detecting an occlusion including a sensor for sensing a fluid flow parameter and/or an operational parameter of the device and an evaluation unit for processing the output of the sensor.