US Patent Issued to B. Braun Melsungen on July 22 for "Gel-coupled pressure sensor device with interference-independent contact side for connection to an infusion hose" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,494, issued on July 22, was assigned to B. Braun Melsungen AG (Melsungen, Germany).

"Gel-coupled pressure sensor device with interference-independent contact side for connection to an infusion hose" was invented by Ernst Bressau (Malsfeld, Germany), Michael Kauba (Fuldabrueck, Germany) and Hans-Christian Moritzen (Kassel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor device for internal pressure monitoring in a hose, preferably an infusion hose, that is used for fluid transmission and that rests directly or indirectly on a pressure sensor housing. The hose is elastically deformable and connected via a contact side to a pre...