Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology

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Air detector using the change of dielectric constant for medical applications

의료분야 응용을 위한 유전상수 변화를 이용한 공기감지 장치

  • 김경화 (한국해양대학교 전자통신공학과) ;
  • 심준환 (한국해양대학교 전자통신공학과)
  • Received : 2010.06.29
  • Accepted : 2010.09.13
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Air embolism can be a lethal complication of surgical procedures during which venous pressure at the site of surgery is sub-atmospheric or air is forced under pressure into a body cavity. To solve the problem, we developed the air detector using relative dielectric constant change, which is expected to be used broadly in industrial circles. We designed air detection system with air control equipment, detection circuit and LabVIEW system for air sensing. In experiments with a mock system, the proposed system showed a signal difference depending on the amount of air in the Tygon tube of the mock system.

수술이나 외상 등으로 동맥이나 정맥 속으로 공기가 유입되어 사망을 초래 할 수도 있는 공기 색전증을 신속하고 효율적으로 진단하기 위해 정전용량형 센서를 이용한 공기 감지 장치를 제안하였다. Tygon 튜브에 전극을 형성하여 전기적으로 커패시터를 구성하고, 튜브 내 유전체의 유전상수가 각각 다른 점을 이용하여 정전용량의 변화를 감지함과 동시에 공기의 유무를 검출한다. 변화된 정전용량의 값을 신호처리 회로를 통하여 주파수로 변환하고, 주파수 차이에 따른 공기유입 여부를 자동으로 알려주는 LabVIEW 모니터링 시스템을 구현하였다.

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