DocumentCode
3219222
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
fYear
2005
fDate
2-3 April 2005
Firstpage
252
Lastpage
253
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE 31st Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9105-5
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-9106-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2005.1432015
Filename
1432015
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