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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2018
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
John Aaron Biewer, Waltham, MA (US);
Kulwinder S. Plahey, Martinez, CA (US);
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly measures characteristics of a fluid entering or exiting a patient via a catheter. The sensor assembly includes a flow tube that accepts the fluid at a first end thereof expels the fluid at a second end thereof, a plurality of sensors disposed about the flow tube, the sensors including at least one temperature sensor that measures temperature of the fluid and at least one pressure sensor that measures pressure of the fluid, and a connector that connects the sensor assembly to the catheter. The sensors may also include a clarity sensor, a conductivity sensor, a flow sensor, and/or an air detector. The sensor assembly may also include a wireless communication device that provides wireless communication. The sensor assembly may communicate with a dialysis machine via a network. The dialysis machine may be a peritoneal dialysis machine.