US 12,246,146 B2
Automated weight based fluid output monitoring system
Eric A. Rehm, Lawrenceville, GA (US); and Anthony S. Esposito, Oxford, GA (US)
Assigned to C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,079.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/130,301, filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0193375 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 25/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/02 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3327 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3379 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2209/084 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated fluid monitoring system, comprising:
a stand including a socket extending along a transverse axis;
a hanger having a securement ball defining a semi-spherical shape and including a hook extending therefrom along a first axis, the hook coupled with a fluid collection bag, the securement ball configured to rotatably engage the socket; and
a sensor array disposed on a surface of the securement ball and configured to detect a change in pressure between the hanger and the stand, and to detect an angle of pressure along the first axis, relative to the transverse axis.