DocumentCode
1031348
Title
A microcomputer-based drip-feed unit
Author
Hassapis, George D.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng., Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
Volume
37
Issue
1
fYear
1988
fDate
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
44
Abstract
The design of a programmable instrument for monitoring and regulating the supply of plasma, drugs, or blood to a patient undergoing medical treatment is described. It is based on the use of a very simple, yet intrinsically safe electromechanical actuator for the regulation of the fluid flow. The drip rate is measured by an optical procedure. The control signal is generated by a microcomputer, which is also programmed to detect a wide range of alarm conditions
Keywords
biocontrol; biomedical measurement; computerised control; flow control; microcomputer applications; patient treatment; alarm conditions; blood; drip rate; drugs; electromechanical actuator; flow control; fluid flow; medical treatment; microcomputer-based drip-feed unit; monitoring; programmable instrument; regulation; supply of plasma; Actuators; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood; Drugs; Fluid flow; Instruments; Medical treatment; Patient monitoring; Plasma measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/19.2660
Filename
2660
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