Smart bag used in sensing physiological and/or physical parameters of bags containing biological substance
First Claim
1. A device for thawing a biological substance, comprising:
- a reversibly sealable housing defining a chamber, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of cushion devices and each of the plurality of cushion devices comprises;
a heating element configured to generate thermal energy, a flexible first layer in direct contact with the heating element; and
a temperature sensor.
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Abstract
The present technology discloses a cost-effective, single use bag or container for storing biological substances that incorporates on its inner wall an electronic device that is configured to measure physiological and/or physical parameters of the enclosed biological substances, such as source history, identification, demographics, time stamping, temperature, pH, conductivity, glucose, O2, CO2 levels etc. The electronic device of the disclosed bag comprises a sensor configured to measure physiological and/or physical parameters of the biological substances enclosed within the bag, and a radio-frequency (RF) device communicably coupled to the sensor and configured to: (a) acquire from the sensor data associated with the measured parameters, (b) store the acquired sensor data in nonvolatile memory, and (c) communicate the stored data wirelessly to a RF reader.
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1. A device for thawing a biological substance, comprising:
- a reversibly sealable housing defining a chamber, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of cushion devices and each of the plurality of cushion devices comprises;
a heating element configured to generate thermal energy, a flexible first layer in direct contact with the heating element; and
a temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a reversibly sealable housing defining a chamber, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of cushion devices and each of the plurality of cushion devices comprises;
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14. A device for thawing a biological substance, comprising;
- a reversibly sealable housing defining a chamber configured to receive an enclosure containing a biological substance to be thawed, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of cushion devices and each of the plurality of cushion devices comprises;
a cushion;
a heating element coupled to the cushion and configured to generate thermal energy; and
a temperature sensor positioned to be adjacent to the enclosure containing the biological substance to be thawed when the enclosure is received within the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- a reversibly sealable housing defining a chamber configured to receive an enclosure containing a biological substance to be thawed, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of cushion devices and each of the plurality of cushion devices comprises;
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