Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Flow-Bubble Sensor
SONOFLOW® CO.56 Pro V2.0 and SONOFLOW® CO.56 for Medical Applications
The hybrid flow-bubble sensors of the series SONOFLOW CO.56 Pro V2.0 and SONOFLOW CO.56 combine accurate flow measurement and reliable air bubble detection in liquid filled medical tubing. The contactless sensors feature a simple integration and can easily be clamped on the tubing or mounted onto medical devices without any media contact.
The non-invasive sensors meet the very high safety requirements for medical technology. With their integrated electronics and on-board processing unit, the clamp-on sensors have the smallest footprint in the market.
Application Note: Flow-Bubble Sensors Designed Into Heart-Lung Machines
Product Benefits
- Combined flow measurement and air bubble detection
- Highly accurate non-invasive fluid monitoring
- Contactless air bubble detection in liquid tubing systems
- Designed for medical applications
- Long life time for smooth operation at any time
- Integrated electronics with no need for an external electronics board
SONOFLOW® CO.56 Pro V2.0 and SONOFLOW® CO.56 – Hybrid Flow-Bubble Sensors for Medical Devices
SONOFLOW® CO.56 Pro V2.0
Lightweight Hybrid Sensor for Free-Hanging Installation on the Tubing
SONOFLOW CO.56 Pro V2.0 combines accurate flow measurement and reliable air bubble detection in standard medical tubing. The implemented fail-safe architecture and cyclical self-tests prevent the sensor from any malfunction in order to ensure patient safety and life support. The lightweight ultrasonic sensor is designed to hang on the tube with no need for additional mounting.
- Different sensor sizes for standard medical grade IV tubing sets
- Free-hanging on medical tubing, e.g., extracorporeal life support systems (ECLS)
- Integrated electronics
SONOFLOW® CO.56
Compact Hybrid Sensor for Fixed Mounting onto Medical Devices
The clamp-on sensor SONOFLOW CO.56 measures flow rates and detects air bubbles in liquid filled plastic tubing. The ultrasonic sensor is available in different sizes to cover a wide range of typical tubing diameters and materials. Designed for system integration, the compact sensor can be mounted, e.g., onto perfusion systems, organ transport or robot-assisted surgery devices.
- Manifold sensor sizes for a wide range of tubing
- Sensor design allows for fixed mounting onto medical devices, e.g., organ transport systems
- Integrated electronics
The hybrid sensors have no contact to the medium and measure from the outside of the tubing wall. The implemented electronics board and data processing unit allow an easy integration into the networking architecture of the application. In addition, the RS-485 serial protocol enables to operate and connect up to twelve SONOFLOW CO.56 Pro V2.0 or SONOFLOW CO.56 sensors. The non-invasive clamp-on system can be easily applied onto microbiologically sensitive applications. Implementation can be either free-hanging or fixed. An optional software tool makes computer-assisted parameterization and visualization of the measured values an easy task. Thus, SONOFLOW CO.56 Pro V2.0 and SONOFLOW CO.56 become a truly flexible measurement tool.
Depending on the application, the sensors are available in aluminum, customer-specific housing dimensions as well as housing materials to support with different tubing sizes.
Electronics & Interfaces
- Built-in electronics board & microprocessor
- RS-485 interface for operating up to 12 sensors
Measuring Principle
- Highly accurate bidirectional flow measurement based on the transit-time principle
- Air bubble detection by means of transmission technology
SONOFLOW® CO.56 Pro V2.0 and SONOFLOW® CO.56 Non-Invasive Flow-Bubble Sensor: Application Fields
- Extracorporeal life support systems (ECLS)
- Heart-lung & ECMO machines
- Cardiac support systems
- Organ transport systems
- Perfusion systems
- Robot-assisted surgery devices
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