Sensor apparatus systems, devices and methods
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, N. Christopher Perry, Jason A. Demers, Brian D. Tracey, Arun D. Chawan, Kevin L. Grant
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AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, N. Christopher Perry, Jason A. Demers, Brian D. Tracey, Arun D. Chawan, Kevin L. Grant
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A sensor apparatus and sensor apparatus system for use in conjunction with a cassette, including a disposable or replaceable cassette. In some embodiments, the cassette includes a thermal well for permitting the sensing of various properties of a subject media. The thermal well includes a hollow housing of a thermally conductive material. In other embodiments, the cassette includes sensor leads for sensing of various properties of a subject media. The thermal well has an inner surface shaped so as to form a mating relationship with a sensing probe. The mating thermally couples the inner surface with a sensing probe. In some embodiments, the thermal well is located on a disposable portion and the sensing probe on a reusable portion.
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A cassette manifold comprising a plurality of fluidically separate fluid paths, allowing the fluid paths to carry fluids having different compositions or characteristics, each fluid path including two probes, at least one probe being a thermal well adapted to receive a sensor for transmitting temperature, the two probes permitting conductivity sensing of fluid passing along the fluid path.
A dialysis apparatus comprising a cassette for sensing liquid in the dialysis apparatus, the cassette comprising a housing having a plurality of fluid paths, at least one fluid path includes
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