Title :
Designing a flowmeter for hydrocephalus patients
Author :
Lustig, N. ; Liu, S. ; Thomas, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We built a small flowmeter system to measure low flow rates. The flowmeter indicated different flow rates by producing a voltage measure. The flowmeter is sensitive at low flow rates (below 1.8 ml/min) but there is a saturation point at higher flow rates (above 2 ml/min). This flowmeter could be used to develop a smart shunt for patients with hydrocephalus.
Keywords :
biological fluid dynamics; biomedical measurement; diseases; flowmeters; neurophysiology; cerebrospinal fluid; flow rate measurement; flowmeter design; hydrocephalus patient; neurological condition; saturation point; shunt system; voltage measure; Cranial pressure; Fluid flow measurement; Implants; Physics; Plastics; Power supplies; Springs; Valves; Voltage measurement; Voltmeters;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE 31st Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9105-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9106-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2005.1432015
