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US 11,029,238 B2Granted
Device for viscosity determination in liquids
AssigneeViscgo Limited
InventorsSteven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
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AssigneeViscgo Limited
InventorsSteven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
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The present invention relates to a device for determining the correct viscosity of a liquid, comprising member which either remains in or assumes a substantially upright or pre-determined position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired or specified viscosity and is unable to remain in a substantially upright or pre-determined position if a fluid has less than the desired or specified viscosity. The invention also relates to methods and uses of particular devices and is particularly suited to assisting patients suffering from dysphasia (or similar conditions) and who wish to thicken liquids to enable them to allow safe swallowing without aspiration to take place.
A fluid viscosity determining device for determining the correct viscosity of a fluid, comprising an elongate member which remains in an upright position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired viscosity and which is unable to remain in an upright position if a fluid has less than the desired viscosity, wherein the elongate member comprises an upper portion and a lower portion and wherein the lower portion is adapted to be placed in the fluid and the upper portion is adapted to be manipulated by an individual, wherein the device can be adjusted to select different desired viscosities, and wherein the device further comprises a weighted element which can be moved about the upper portion so as to adjust the viscosity at which it is able to remain in an upright position, wherein the device further comprises markings indicative of adjustments which can be made which represent different desired viscosities.
A fluid viscosity determining device for determining the correct viscosity of a fluid, comprising an elongate member which remains in an upright position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired viscosity and which is unable to remain in an upright position if a fluid has less than the desired viscosity, wherein the elongate member comprises an upper portion and the upper portion is adapted to be manipulated by an individual, wherein the device can be adjusted to select different desired viscosities, and wherein the elongate member comprises an interior channel running through at least part of its length, said channel being capable of receiving at least part of the length of a second elongate member and the location of the second elongate member being adjustable within the channel so as to extend or shorten the length of the device so as to adjust the viscosity at which it is able to remain in the upright position, wherein the device further comprises markings indicative of adjustments which can be made which represent different desired viscosities.
A device for determining the viscosity of a fluid, comprising an elongate member, a motion sensor located on or within the elongate member and a communication arrangement for communicating motion or proximity or any other data which will enable velocity to be determined from the sensor to the user which is indicative of the viscosity of the fluid as it falls through the fluid from an upright or pre-determined position.
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