Leak detector for detecting leak of liquid injected into blood vessel using pulse signal
First Claim
1. A leak detector for detecting a leak of a liquid injected through a needle into a blood vessel near the surface of a human body, comprising:
- pulse generating means for sequentially emitting pulse signals toward the human body at a position at which said needle is inserted through wave propagation at a predetermined wavelength;
pulse detecting means for detecting said pulses reflected inside of said human body;
interval measuring means for measuring a time interval between the emission and the detection for each of said pulse signals;
difference calculating means for calculating the difference between the measured time interval and a predetermined reference time interval;
difference comparing means for comparing the calculated difference with a predetermined acceptable range; and
leak warning means for generating a leak warning for notification when the difference exceeds the acceptable range.
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Abstract
A leak detector sequentially emits pulse signals toward a human body at a position at which a needle is inserted, detects pulse signals reflected inside of the human body, and measures a time interval between the emission and the detection for each of the pulse signals. Then, the leak detector calculates the difference between the measured interval and a predetermined time interval, and generates a leak warning for notification when the difference exceeds an acceptable range. Since a swelling on the surface of the human body causes a path of the pulse signal to extend, the leak detector can detect, based on the extended signal path, that the needle has come off a blood vessel.
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1. A leak detector for detecting a leak of a liquid injected through a needle into a blood vessel near the surface of a human body, comprising:
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pulse generating means for sequentially emitting pulse signals toward the human body at a position at which said needle is inserted through wave propagation at a predetermined wavelength;
pulse detecting means for detecting said pulses reflected inside of said human body;
interval measuring means for measuring a time interval between the emission and the detection for each of said pulse signals;
difference calculating means for calculating the difference between the measured time interval and a predetermined reference time interval;
difference comparing means for comparing the calculated difference with a predetermined acceptable range; and
leak warning means for generating a leak warning for notification when the difference exceeds the acceptable range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 53, 55, 57, 59)
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5. A leak detector for detecting a leak of a liquid injected through a needle into a blood vessel near the surface of a human body, comprising:
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pulse generating means for sequentially emitting pulse signals toward said human body at a position at which said needle is inserted through wave propagation at a predetermined wavelength;
pulse detecting means for detecting said pulses reflected inside of said human body;
wavelength measuring means for measuring a wavelength for each of said detected pulse signals;
difference calculating means for calculating the difference between the measured wavelength and a predetermined reference wavelength;
difference comparing means for comparing the calculated difference with a predetermined acceptable range; and
leak warning means for generating a leak warning for notification when the difference exceeds the acceptable range. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 54, 56, 58, 60)
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43. A leak detecting method for detecting a leak of a liquid injected through a needle into a blood vessel near the surface of a human body, said method comprising the steps of:
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sequentially emitting pulse signals of infrared rays at a predetermined wavelength toward the human body at a position at which said needle is inserted;
detecting said pulse signals reflected inside of the human body;
measuring a time interval between the emission and the detection for each of said pulse signals;
calculating a difference between the measured interval and a reference time interval;
comparing the calculated difference with a predetermined acceptable range; and
generating a leak warning for notification when the difference exceeds the acceptable range. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 51)
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47. A leak detecting method for detecting a leak of a liquid injected through a needle into a blood vessel near the surface of a human body, said method comprising the steps of:
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sequentially emitting infrared pulse signals at a predetermined wavelength toward said human body at a position at which said needle is inserted;
detecting said pulses reflected inside of said human body;
measuring a wavelength for each of said detected pulse signals;
calculating the difference between the measured wavelength and a predetermined reference wavelength;
comparing the calculated difference with a predetermined acceptable range; and
generating a leak warning for notification when the difference exceeds the acceptable range. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 52)
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