发明名称 Drainage pump unit
摘要 A drainage pump unit for aspirating body fluids by means of a suction pump has a suction pump arranged in a suction pump housing, wherein a fluid collection container can be secured releasably on the suction pump housing, and wherein a capacitive filling level sensor is arranged on the suction pump housing for detecting a filling level in the fluid collection container. The filling level sensor has at least two electrodes, which are arranged at a distance from each other and extend along a common path. A first of the electrodes is in one piece, and a second of the electrodes is segmented. This arrangement permits the production of inexpensive fluid collection containers while still ensuring a high degree of measurement accuracy.
申请公布号 US9333281(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.05.10
申请号 US201213351077 申请日期 2012.01.16
申请人 MEDELA HOLDING AG 发明人 Giezendanner Charles;Melzer Martin
分类号 A61M1/00;G01F23/26 主分类号 A61M1/00
代理机构 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP 代理人 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
主权项 1. A drainage pump unit for aspirating body fluids by means of a suction pump, comprising: a suction pump housing comprising a wall with an inner face and an outer face, a suction pump being arranged in the suction pump housing, a fluid collection container being configured to be secured releasably on the suction pump housing, a capacitive filling level sensor being arranged on the suction pump housing for detecting a filling level in the fluid collection container without contacting the fluid in the fluid collection container, with at least two electrodes and a microprocessor, wherein a first of the at least two electrodes is in one piece, and at least a second of the at least two electrodes is segmented, and wherein the one-piece first electrode comprises a transmitter electrode and the segmented second electrode comprises a receiver electrode, and a modulator configured to apply an excitation signal to the one-piece first electrode, wherein the outer face of the wall of the suction pump housing faces towards the fluid collection container in an intended position of use, wherein the at least two electrodes and the microprocessor are arranged on a single printed circuit board, wherein the at least two electrodes are arranged at a distance from each other and extend along a common path, and wherein the printed circuit board is arranged on the inner face of the wall of the suction pump housing, such that the wall of the suction pump housing lies between the at least two electrodes and the fluid collection container in an intended position of use.
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