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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Colin Weaver, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Elliott Alber, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Philip Scott James, Orinda, CA (US);
Daniel Schmidt, Petaluma, CA (US);
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrical sensor for sensing electromagnetic properties of process fluids in a dialysis machine or a similar medical device can include a probe for interfacing with the fluids that is made from electronic fabric materials. The electronic fabric probe can include one or more conductors embedded in a non-conductive fabric layer. The electronic fabric probe is accommodated an enclosure which establishes a flow path with respect to the probe to establish fluid contact between the process fluids and the conductors. The conductors can apply or sense current and/or voltage with respect to the fluid. A portion of the electronic fabric probe can be disposed externally of the enclosure to provide electronic communication externally of the enclosure.