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Maintaining Consistent IV Levels With Liquid Level Sensors

January 23, 2019

When it comes to medical tools, few are as vital as the IV bag. Hospitals, ambulances, and walk-ins use intravenous lines (‘IV’) to insert essential medication or fluids directly into a patient’s’ veins. In many instances, the IV drip is …

Level Sensing in Healthcare: Improving Bioreactor Vessel Conditions

July 12, 2018

In the medical field, laboratories are filled with research and development teams testing and improving pharmaceutical drugs and other life-saving innovations. A key piece of equipment in this is a bioreactor vessel which is used to create a biologically active …

Non-Contact Level Sensors for Medical Devices

March 24, 2017

Modern medical devices are extremely sophisticated. Advances in medical technologies have revolutionized the ways in which doctors and medical professionals administer medications, monitor vital signs, and more. Monitoring internal or external liquid levels is an important process for many of …

Sensing Pressure Plays Major Role in the Medical Field

October 27, 2016

When you run, there are various physical forces at work. Your heart beats faster to pump more blood through your veins. Your breathing increases as well, allowing the blood to pick up more oxygen to transport to your muscles. But …

Liquid Level Sensors for Medical Equipment: Technology & Solutions

August 26, 2016

What many don’t realize is, the market for medical sensors is one of the few that didn’t decline during the Great Recession and even experienced growth in the late 2000s, particularly for point-of-care, home diagnostic, and testing systems. Yet, considering …

Float Switch Helps Keep the World’s Longest Floating Bridge Afloat

April 15, 2016

Earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Transportation held the grand opening of the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge replacement, also known as the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and more commonly the SR (State Route) 520 Bridge. The unveiling …

The Importance of Accurate Medical Sensors for Dialysis Machines

July 14, 2015

Of all the medical advances made over the last century, few are as impressive as kidney dialysis with hemodialysis. In cases of chronic or acute kidney failure, hemodialysis machines replicate the function of healthy kidneys, filtering the blood and removing …

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