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US 9,746,391 B2Granted
Fluid monitoring device with disposable inner liner with sensor integration
AssigneeAlphinity, LLC
InventorsMichael C. Gagne, Steven V. Cates, Dean C. Richards
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Abstract
A fluid monitoring assembly includes a segment of tubing having a wall defining a lumen through which the fluid passes and a sensor at least partially embedded within a wall of the tubing. The assembly includes a housing having first and second portions connected to one another at a hinge, the housing defining an interior portion configured to hold the segment of tubing and the sensor. The housing may be opened and closed as needed using a fastener.
Claims16
A fluid monitoring assembly comprising:
- a segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing comprising a wall defining a lumen through which the fluid passes;
- a housing having first and second portions connected to one another at a hinge, the housing defining an interior portion configured to hold the segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing;
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- a pressure sensor having a pressure sensing end in contact with an exterior portion of the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing and configured to measure the pressure of fluid contained in the lumen of the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing, wherein the pressure sensor is mounted in one of the first and second portions of the housing.
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A fluid monitoring assembly comprising:
- a segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing comprising a wall defining a lumen through which the fluid passes, wherein a portion of the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing comprises a recessed region;
- a housing having first and second respective halves connected to one another at a hinge, the housing defining an interior portion configured to hold the segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing;
- a pressure sensor having a pressure sensing end in contact with the recessed region of the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing, wherein fluid pressure within the lumen is transmitted through the wall of the compressible silicone tubing in the recessed region to the pressure sensing end and measured by pressure sensor;
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- a fastener configured to selectively close the first and second respective halves around the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing.
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A fluid monitoring assembly comprising:
- a segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing comprising a wall defining a lumen through which the fluid passes;
- a housing having first and second portions defining an interior portion configured to hold the segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing;
- at least one valve disposed on one of the first and second portions of the housing and configured to pinch the segment of compressible unreinforced silicone tubing;
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- one or more sensors mounted on one of the first and second portions of the housing, wherein one of the sensors comprises a pressure sensor having a pressure sensing end in contact with an exterior portion of the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing and configured to measure the pressure of fluid contained in the lumen of the compressible unreinforced silicone tubing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.