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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Event Medical Ltd., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kosuke Inoue, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Teunis Van Den Berg, Yucaipa, CA (US);
Bich Nguyen, Westminster, CA (US);
Bonnievon Castillo, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Event Medical Ltd., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/37 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0858 (2014.02); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); G01F 1/44 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid flow sensor for use in measuring flow parameters in gas and other fluid applications, including patient ventilators and the like. The sensor is characterized by a lower pressure drop at higher flow rates in order to minimize patient effort in breathing.