Patent ID: 9050379
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61L,G06K

Abstract:
1. A data management and calibration system for use with sensors and control systems for a biological process, the data management and calibration system comprising: i. a disposable single-use component comprising electrodes and a sensor, the disposable single-use component being configured to measure a process control parameter directly applicable to the biological process, ii. a non-volatile memory storage component which is permanently affixed to the single use component and which is programmed prior to gamma irradiation of the memory storage component and the single use component to which it is affixed, both the single use component and the memory storage component not being adversely affected by gamma radiation, the memory storage component including a unique identification code, a memory, and at least one already entered, prior to gamma irradiation, data element that provides a calibration parameter for calculating sensor output values from the single use component to thereby enable the single use component to measure the process control parameter in real time, wherein the non-volatile memory storage component is configured to be non-writable by a user after gamma irradiation, and iii. a memory reading system comprising at least a reader in physical contact with the memory storage component and which supplies the memory storage component with power and which also functions to: a) obtain the unique identification code and the calibration parameter from the memory storage component, b) utilize the calibration parameter to enable the single-use component to measure the process control parameter, and c) transmit a measured process control parameter to a biological process control system, wherein the electrodes enable the non-volatile memory storage component to interface with the memory reading system.