Ultrasonic detection of bacteria in water of a medical system
AssigneesFresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
InventorsMartin Crnkovich, Christian Schlaeper, David Yuds
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Abstract
A medical system for detecting bacteria in water includes: a water distribution or processing system; an inlet for receiving water into the water distribution or processing system; an outlet for expelling water from the water distribution or processing system; and at least one ultrasonic testing system. The at least one ultrasonic testing system: an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit ultrasonic waves into a testing volume containing water, and an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect a sonic response of bacteria in the testing volume based on ultrasonic waves emitted by the ultrasonic emitter. The at least one ultrasonic testing system is arranged at the inlet or the outlet.
Claims20
A medical system for detecting bacteria in water, comprising:
- a water distribution or processing system;
- an inlet for receiving water into the water distribution or processing system;
- an outlet for expelling water from the water distribution or processing system;
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- at least one ultrasonic testing system including:
- an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit ultrasonic waves into a testing volume containing water, and
- an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect a sonic response of bacteria in the testing volume based on ultrasonic waves emitted by the ultrasonic emitter,
- wherein the at least one ultrasonic testing system is arranged at the inlet or the outlet.
An apparatus for detecting bacteria in water, comprising:
- an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit ultrasonic waves into a testing volume containing water;
- an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect a sonic response of bacteria in the testing volume based on ultrasonic waves emitted by the ultrasonic emitter;
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- a processor configured to determine an amount of bacteria in the water based on the detected sonic response.
A method for monitoring a bacterial presence in a water network, comprising:
- emitting, by an ultrasonic emitter, ultrasonic waves into a first testing volume containing water;
- detecting, by an ultrasonic sensor, a sonic response of bacteria in the first testing volume to the emitted ultrasonic waves;
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- determining, by a processor, an amount of bacteria in the water based on the detected sonic response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.