Fluid transfer system and method

US8753290B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intellectual Inspiration, LLC · US

Inventors

• Daniel Bloom · Alameda, US
• Nicholas A. Nelson · Hammond, US
• Morten Jensen · San Francisco, US
• Laurence R. Shea · San Francisco, US
• Ed Donlon · San Jose, US
• Joe Vivolo · San Francisco, US
• Stuart Taylor · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 24, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 17, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/6866
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices and methods for automatic monitoring of fluid of a patient are disclosed, comprising a patient line, a transfer disk which receives the fluid and controllably transfers the fluid to test substrates, and a sensor disk which houses the test substrates. The sterile transfer disk may be configured to maintain the sterility of the patient sampling assembly while transferring samples to non-sterile components, such as the sensor disk.