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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Hal Williams, San Clemente, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/2846 (2013.01); A61B 1/00057 (2013.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0809 (2016.02); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02);
Abstract
There is provided a method of channel leakage detection in a medical device having one or more channels and a housing having an internal volume surrounding at least a portion of the one or more channels, comprising the steps of (a) pressurizing one or more of the channels by introducing air or gas into the channel; and (b) detecting leakage by monitoring pressure increase in the internal volume of the housing.