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SENSING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A PISTON IN A MEDICAL FLUID CONTAINER

  • US 20170246399A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2015
  • Published: 08/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sensing system for determining a position of a plunger within a fluid container, the fluid container including a barrel made of a light transmitting material, the barrel extending in an axial direction between a forward outlet end and a rearward end, the plunger having at least one peripheral surface region in fluid tight engagement with an interior surface of a wall of the barrel to seal fluid in the barrel forward of the plunger, the plunger advanceable in the axial direction within the barrel toward the forward outlet end for dispensing the fluid from the fluid container through the forward outlet end, the sensing system comprising:

  • a light source configured to emit light into the barrel wall so that the barrel wall serves as a waveguide to guide the light to travel therein in the axial direction;

    a light detector positioned to detect reflected light that was emitted by the light source, traveled through the barrel wall serving as the waveguide, and then reflected off the at least one peripheral surface region; and

    a controller in communication with said light detector to determine an axial position of the at least one peripheral surface region within the fluid container based on data from said light detector of said detected reflected light.

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