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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Teleflex Medical Incorporated, Morrisville, NC (US);
John C. Victor, Kunkletown, PA (US);
Michael J. Morris, Jasper, GA (US);
Mahmoud R. Shahriari, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
The present application describes a urine sensing probe and a system for detecting urine. The urine sensing probe includes a needle having a tubular portion and one or more optical fibers positioned within the needle. The one or more optical fibers have a distal surface that is oriented towards a beveled distal section of the needle and is oriented to one of its lateral sides. The distal surface of the one or more optical fibers ranges from about 90 to a critical angle with respect to a vertical axis of the needle. The present application also describes a system for sensing urine including a urine sensing probe.