Integrated cross contamination sensors
AssigneesFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMartin Joseph Crnkovich, Colin Weaver, Christian Schlaeper
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AssigneesFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMartin Joseph Crnkovich, Colin Weaver, Christian Schlaeper
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In some embodiments, a medical system includes a dialysis machine having at least one outer surface to be disinfected at a given location, at least one disinfection sensor connected to the dialysis machine at the given location, the disinfection sensor including two or more electrode in fluid contact with the outside surface of the dialysis machine, and a conductivity sensor component in electrical contact with the two or more electrodes, the conductivity sensor component configured to send an electrical signal indicating a conductivity of a liquid on an outside surface of the dialysis machine and in contact with the two or more electrodes, a processor configured to receive the electrical signal and thereby determine a disinfection status of the given location, and a user interface configured to indicate the disinfection status of the given location.
A disinfection sensor configured to detect a disinfection status of a dialysis machine at a given location, the disinfection sensor comprising:
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