Title :
A microcomputer-based drip-feed unit
Author :
Hassapis, George D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
