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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2010
William Chan, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Ramiro Castellanos, Waukesha, WI (US);
Reema A. Bhagtani, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Georgios A. Bertos, Chicago, IL (US);
Rongsheng Lin, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Richard Boyer, Evanston, IL (US);
Jorge Delcastillo, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Gary Schultz, Libertyville, IL (US);
William Chan, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Ramiro Castellanos, Waukesha, WI (US);
Reema A. Bhagtani, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Georgios A. Bertos, Chicago, IL (US);
Rongsheng Lin, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Richard Boyer, Evanston, IL (US);
Jorge DelCastillo, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Gary Schultz, Libertyville, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
A medical fluid infusion system including: a fluid pathway for transporting a pulsatile flow of fluid; a dampening element in communication with the fluid pathway, the dampening element configured to actively dampen pressure fluctuations of the pulsatile flow to smoothen the pulsatile fluid flow, the dampening element operable in any orientation; and a fluid flow sensor disposed along the fluid pathway downstream of the dampening element to measure the flow rate of the smoothened fluid flow.