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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Eric Jones, Madison, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Kuehl, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Eric Jones, Madison, WI (US);
Kenneth J. Kuehl, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/18 (2006.01); A61M 16/18 (2006.01); A61M 16/01 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/01 (2013.01); A61M 16/104 (2013.01); A61M 16/1075 (2013.01); A61M 16/18 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0208 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0283 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3389 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An anesthetic vaporizer system is disclosed herein. The anesthetic vaporizer system may include a sump adapted to retain an anesthetic agent. The anesthetic vaporizer system may also include a level sensor disposed at least partially within the sump. The level sensor is configured to generate an optical beam, and to estimate the amount of anesthetic agent within the sump based on a measured characteristic of the optical beam.