Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Leakage current management systems, devices, and methods
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Application No.: US17529819Application Date: 2021-11-18
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Publication No.: US11860197B2Publication Date: 2024-01-02
- Inventor: Mark F. Smith
- Applicant: NxStage Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Lawrence
- Assignee: NxStage Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NxStage Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Lawrence
- Agency: Potomac Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01R31/52
- IPC: G01R31/52 ; G01R15/18 ; A61M1/36 ; A61N1/16 ; G01R19/145

Abstract:
A sensor/transducer for use in reducing leakage current from a patient fluidly connected to a medical device by tubing filled with a conductive fluid (e.g., blood or dialysate (a “fluid line”)) includes a magnetically conductive core with 1) a centrally located support for a coil of fluid line, and 2) coiled electrical conductors located at positions that are spaced from the centrally located support, on opposite sides of the centrally located support. The sensor/transducer can be used to measure leakage current carried by the conductive fluid in the fluid line, or it can be used to induce current in the fluid line in a manner that reduces the leakage current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220196708A1 Leakage Current Management Systems, Devices, and Methods Public/Granted day:2022-06-23
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