System and method for interfacing sensors to a sterile flow stream
US8640560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L19/0645
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system and method for interfacing non-sterile sensors to a sterile flow stream is disclosed. Typically, sensors cannot be sterilized in the same manner as other components of the flow stream. This results in complex processes to incorporate a sterilized sensor into a sterilized flow stream. By introducing a separation membrane, the desired sensor can be interfaced to the sterile flow stream. By doing so, the sensor need not be sterile, only sufficiently clean. The membrane separates the sterile environment within the flow stream from the sensor, while still permitting the sensor to function.
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