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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Andreas Fleischli, Baar, CH;
Thomas Gempp, Rudolfstetten, CH;
Inventors:
Andreas Fleischli, Baar, CH;
Thomas Gempp, Rudolfstetten, CH;
Assignee:
Thoratec LLC, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flow rate of a fluid in a flow system is determined based on one or more parameters of the flow system, the parameters not including the flow rate itself. The flow rate is also measured with a calibration sensor, and the measured flow rate is used to calibrate how the flow rate is determined.