Title :
Analysis of a tube heater for infusion pump applications
Author :
Ionescu, Ciprian ; Gavan, Mircea ; Vasile, Alexandru ; Svasta, Paul
Author_Institution :
Politehnica Univ. of Bucharest, Bucharest
Abstract :
In the process of construction of a medical apparatus, an infusion pump, among other electronic circuits and mechanical parts, we came with a new idea to include another component, a heater. This is a necessary demand, in order to assure that the temperature of the infused fluid is adapted to the human body temperature. The main feature of the heater is to assure a uniform temperature distribution in the tube. The uniform temperature is necessary in order to avoid the "hot spots " that could lead to degradation of the organic fluids. We have applied modern methods of electronic packaging in the process of the heater design. In this direction, finite element analysis and infrared measurement techniques were used.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; electric heating; electronics packaging; finite element analysis; fluids; pumps; electronic packaging; finite element analysis; human body temperature; infrared measurement techniques; infused fluid; infusion pump; medical apparatus; organic fluid; tube heater; Aluminum; Cams; Electron tubes; Electronic circuits; Heat pumps; Humans; Integrated circuit interconnections; Medical control systems; Resistors; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Technology, 30th International Spring Seminar on
Conference_Location :
Cluj-Napoca
Print_ISBN :
987-1-4244-1218-1
Electronic_ISBN :
987-1-4244-1218-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSE.2007.4432899