Enhanced Integrated Liquid Flow Closed Loop Sensing and Control

An improved system for infusion fluid flow monitoring and control, integrating real-time flow rate measurement and feedback to optimize infusion pump performance, ensuring safer and more efficient fluid administration.

The original patent disclosed an integrated liquid flow closed loop sensing and control system, but it had limitations in terms of real-time flow rate measurement and feedback. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by incorporating advanced electronic flow sensors and control circuitry to provide real-time flow rate data and adjust the infusion pump's flow rate accordingly, ensuring more accurate and efficient fluid administration.

The enhanced system comprises an IV administration set with an integrated electronic flow sensor, which measures fluid flow rate in real-time and provides feedback to an infusion pump. The control circuitry adjusts the infusion pump's flow rate based on the real-time measurements, ensuring accurate and efficient fluid administration. The system can also transmit real-time flow rate data to a remote monitoring system, enabling medical staff to monitor and respond to flow rate deviations. The integrated flow sensor and control circuitry can be configured to provide alerts to medical staff in case of flow rate deviations, ensuring timely intervention.

The new claims introduce the concept of real-time flow rate measurement and feedback, which is not present in the original patent. The integration of electronic flow sensors and control circuitry to adjust the infusion pump's flow rate based on real-time measurements is a novel and non-obvious improvement over the original patent.

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include the use of different types of flow sensors, such as ultrasonic or coriolis flow sensors, or the integration of additional sensors to measure other parameters, such as fluid pressure or temperature. The system could also be configured to work with different types of infusion pumps or to provide real-time data to different types of remote monitoring systems.

The enhanced system has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the field of infusion therapy. The ability to provide real-time flow rate measurement and feedback can improve patient safety and reduce the risk of medication errors. The system can be marketed to hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities, as well as to medical device manufacturers and distributors.