Patent ID: 6679865
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A61M,G01F

Abstract:
A flow meter for achieving an accurate reading of the flow rate of a fluid, the flow meter comprising:(a) a fluid flow path guide along which the fluid flows, said flow path guide being deployed at an angle with an upper end fixedly attached to a meter inlet and a lower end suspended above a reservoir attached to a meter outlet, said flow path guide having an initial position, said flow path guide configured so as to have a given elastic resiliency such that when bent and subsequently released said flow path guide returns to said initial position; (b) a sensing device configured and deployed so as to generate an output which varies as a function of movements of said flow path guide; and (c) a processing unit in electronic communication with said sensing device, said processing unit configured to use said output from said sensing device to determine the flow rate.