Sensor assembly

• US 8,728,288 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Radiometer Medical ApS (Danaher Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Radiometer Medical ApS (Danaher Corporation)
• Inventors: Aas, Flemming, Nicolajsen, Erik Helleso
• Primary Examiner(s): Hyun, Paul
• Assistant Examiner(s): EOM, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US12/081,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20090060789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,217 Days
• Field of Search: 204/193, 204/194, 204/400, 204/403.01, 204/403.03, 204/403.13, 204/412, 422/68.1, 422 8201- 8204, 436/43, 436/149, 436/150
• US Class Current: 204/411
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4915 using flow cells flow cytometry G01N15/14
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/11 Automated chemical analysis

Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor assembly comprising a first electronic wiring substrate having a first and a second surface and at least one analyte sensor formed on the first surface thereof, the at least one analyte sensor being connected with one or more electrical contact points, a second electronic wiring substrate having a first and a second surface and at least one analyte sensor formed on the first surface part thereof, the at least one analyte sensor being connected with one or more electrical contact points, and a spacer having a through-going recess with a first and a second opening, wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the spacer are arranged in a layered structure, where the first surface of the first substrate closes the first opening of the spacer and the first surface of the second substrate closes the second opening of the spacer, thereby forming a measuring cell which is faced by at least one sensor from each of the substrates.

Claims

1. A sensor assembly comprising:

a first electronic wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface and at least two analyte sensors formed on the first surface thereof, the at least two analyte sensors being connected with electrical contact points,

a second electronic wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface and at least two analyte sensors formed on the first surface thereof, the at least two analyte sensors being connected with electrical contact points, and

a spacer having a through-going recess with a first opening and a second opening,

wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the spacer are arranged in a layered structure, where the first surface of the first substrate closes the first opening of the spacer and the first surface of the second substrate closes the second opening of the spacer, thereby forming a measuring cell in which all the analyte sensors on the first surface of the first substrate face the measuring cell through the first opening of the spacer and wherein all the analyte sensors on the first surface of the second substrate face the measuring cell through the second opening of the spacer, the measuring cell having a shape allowing fluid flow through the measuring cell to be substantially linear.

2. The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the electrical contact points of the first substrate are arranged on the second surface of the first substrate and wherein the electrical contact points of the second substrate are arranged on the first surface of the second substrate.

3. The sensor assembly according to claim 2, wherein the analyte sensors and the contact points of the second substrate are connected via wiring extending from the sensors through the substrate to the second surface thereof and from the second surface through the substrate to the contact points.

4. The sensor assembly according to claim 3, wherein a part of the second substrate extends beyond the first substrate.

5. The sensor assembly according to claim 4, wherein the electrical contact points of the second substrate are positioned on the extending part.

6. The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the substrates is made from a ceramic material.

7. The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the measuring cell has inlet and outlet ports, the ports being formed in the first substrate.

8. The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the measuring cell has inlet and outlet ports, the ports being formed in the second substrate.

9. The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sensor assembly is at least substantially enclosed in a housing.

10. The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the analyte sensors are blood parameter sensors.

11. A sensor assembly comprising:

a first electronic wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface and at least two analyte sensors formed on the first surface thereof, the at least two analyte sensors being connected with electrical contact points,

a second electronic wiring substrate having a first surface and a second surface and at least two analyte sensors formed on the first surface thereof, the at least two analyte sensors being connected with electrical contact points, and

a spacer having a through-going recess with a first opening and a second opening,

wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the spacer are arranged in a layered structure, wherein the first opening of the spacer is closed by the at least two analyte sensors formed on the first surface of the first substrate and by portions of the first surface of the first substrate and wherein the second opening of the spacer is closed by the at least two analyte sensors formed on the first surface of the second substrate and by portions of the second substrate, thereby forming a measuring cell in which all the analyte sensors on the first surface of the first substrate face the measuring cell through the first opening of the spacer and wherein all the analyte sensors on the first surface of the second substrate face the measuring cell through the second opening of the spacer, the measuring cell having a shape allowing fluid flow through the measuring cell to be substantially linear.

12. The sensor assembly according to claim 11, wherein the first and second openings of the spacer extend the length of a flow path defined by the measuring cell.

13. The sensor assembly according to claim 11, wherein the first and second openings are the only openings of the spacer that define a portion of the measuring cell.