ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,033, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Real time drip chamber monitor" was invented by Daniel M. Abal (San Diego), Brendan Burgess (Poway, Calif.), Ramkumar Subramanian (San Diego) and Michael Zirkle (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drip chamber detection assemblies for intravenous sets used with an infusion pump are provided. A drip chamber detection assembly includes a sensor coupled to a drip chamber. The sensor is positioned to generate signals related to the fluid level within the drip chamber. The signal data is transmitted to an infusion pump or a controller. A fluid level s...