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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1976
Donald H Frank, Deerfield, IL (US);
J Fred Jeffries, Waukegan, IL (US);
Mary C Swanson, Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Thomas L Erb, Austin, TX (US);
James D Hall, Austin, TX (US);
G. D. Searle & Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fibrinogen monitor for use in monitoring the concentration of iodinated fibrinogen distribution in the calf and thigh veins of bed-restricted patients. The fibrinogen monitor is an improved scintillation detector which a hospital staff member can manipulate using one hand to detect and record scintillation events at measured points along the leg of a patient while leaving the other hand free to aid in positioning the leg. The output of the monitor is digitized and provided both as a visual display and as a hard-copy record. The geometrical configuration of the probe of the monitor provides for increased sensitivity to gamma radiation without an attendant increase in probe size.