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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Terumo Bct, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Jesse Janzen, Golden, CO (US);
Jeremy Kolenbrander, Brighton, CO (US);
James Ladtkow, Broomfield, CO (US);
Terumo BCT, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A tube welding device for joining tubes includes a first tube-holding assembly configured to receive a first portion of a first tube and a first portion of a second tube, and a second tube-holding assembly configured to receive a second portion of the first tube and a second portion of the second tube. The first tube-holding assembly includes a first detector, and the second tube-holding assembly includes a second detector. The first and second detectors are configured to detect the presence or absence of fluid in the respective tubes and to generate signals indicative of the same. The tube welding device includes a controller configured to receive the signals, to select an appropriate tube-joining temperature in response to the presence or absence of fluid in the first and second tubes, and to cause an appropriate power level to be sent to a wafer to generate the tube-joining temperature.