Patent ID: 11911141
Assignee: CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of monitoring for abnormal leakage of a liquid out of a medical tube that is implanted within a patient, the method comprising:
a. monitoring a first surface environment of the medical tube that is implanted within the patient, where the monitoring of the first surface environment is performed at a first time by a liquid flow sensor located on an adluminal surface of the medical tube, to thereby provide a first measurement of liquid flow;
b. monitoring the first surface environment of the medical tube that is implanted within the patient at a second time by the one or more liquid flow sensors located on the adluminal surface of the medical tube, to thereby provide a second measurement of liquid flow, where the second time is later than the first time; and
c. comparing the first and second liquid flow measurements; where an increase in liquid flow at the second time compared to the liquid flow at the first time indicates abnormal leakage of liquid out of the medical tube.