Medical Gas Flow Meter

medical gas flow sensor

Gill Technology have successfully applied their proven ultrasonic techniques to the demanding medical fields of anaesthesia and ventilation monitoring, to design the Spirocell which measures gas flow reliably and accurately with no moving parts.

Specifications

Flow Accuracy ±3% (1) (2)
Resolution 0.01 l/minute
Flow Rate ±0.2 to 150 l/minute (3)
Sample Rate 100Hz
Resistance to flow <2cm H2O @ 60l/minute (1)
Operating Media Air and all common anaesthetic gas mixtures (4)
Power 12V, 80mA peak
Outputs RS232 or pulse frequency proportional to flow rate
 
(1) Measured in air
(2) Worst case accuracy is ±10% for the whole range of gases specified
(3) Standard Anaesthesia housing. Higher flow rates possible with different housings
(4) Excluding Heliox

Please click below to see the basic principle of operation of our ultrasonic airflow sensor technology:
gas flow sensor principle
 

 

 

 




 

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