System and method for estimating an amount of a blood component in a volume of fluid
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1. A system for assessing a fluid canister, comprising:
- a mounting structure comprising a canister recess, an imaging device recess, and an inter-recess wall between the canister recess and the imaging device recess, wherein the inter-recess wall comprises a window;
a scale coupled to the mounting structure and configured with at least one measurement element in communication with the canister recess; and
a scale communication module configured to transmit weight information from the scale to a computing device.
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Abstract
System and methods for analyzing the contents of a fluid canister are provided for use in healthcare settings. The system includes optical and weight sensors to analyze the canister contents.
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1. A system for assessing a fluid canister, comprising:
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a mounting structure comprising a canister recess, an imaging device recess, and an inter-recess wall between the canister recess and the imaging device recess, wherein the inter-recess wall comprises a window; a scale coupled to the mounting structure and configured with at least one measurement element in communication with the canister recess; and a scale communication module configured to transmit weight information from the scale to a computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 35)
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22. A method of monitoring fluid lost by a patient, the method comprising:
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at one or more processors; monitoring weight of a fluid vessel based on weight information generated by a scale, wherein the fluid vessel is attached to a vacuum system; and assessing patient fluid in the fluid vessel upon detecting a change in weight of the fluid vessel, wherein assessing patient fluid comprises automatically generating an image of the fluid vessel, estimating a hemoglobin value of the fluid in the fluid vessel based on the image, and estimating a volume of fluid in the fluid vessel; and at a display in communication with the one or more processors, providing at least one of the estimated volume of fluid in the fluid vessel and the estimated hemoglobin value. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 36, 37, 38)
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25. A blood monitoring system, comprising:
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a canister; a weighing scale; an imaging system; a mount comprising a wall between the canister and the imaging system, wherein the wall comprises a window; and a processor, wherein the canister defines an internal volume and comprises a translucent section. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39)
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