DocumentCode
950127
Title
The Potter Electroturbinometer: An Instrument for Recording Total Systemic Blood Flow in the Dog
Author
Sarnoff, S.J. ; Berglund, E.
Author_Institution
Lab. of Cardiovascular Physiology, Natl. Heart Institute, Natl. Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
Issue
4
fYear
1959
Firstpage
270
Lastpage
274
Abstract
The flowmeter described is a turbine which can be driven by the bloodstream. In the turbine is a magnet which induces a recordable signal in an adjacent coil. The flowmeter records pulsating flow as well as steady flow; it is insensitive to temperature and wide variations of blood viscosity. The pressure drop is rather high. The base line and calibration are steady over long periods of time. The flowmeter has been successfully used for continuously recording the systemic output in the dog.
Keywords
Blood flow; Calibration; Coils; Counting circuits; Instruments; Rotors; Steel; Temperature; Turbines; Viscosity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Medical Electronics, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-1049
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/IRET-ME.1959.5007984
Filename
5007984
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