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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel P Bessman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Lyell J Thomas, Jr, San Pedro, CA (US);
Ennis C Layne, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128635 ; 204403 ; 204408 ; 204415 ; 204431 ;
Abstract
A galvanic electrode oxygen sensor which is useful in measuring transcutaneous oxygen pressure (pO.sub.2) contains a cathode in the form of a porous film of a metal below hydrogen in the Electromotive Series, an anode of a metal above hydrogen in the Electromotive Series, an electrolyte and an oxygen-permeable membrane in contact with the cathode and adapted to contact the skin of a patient. The sensor may also contain temperature measuring device or structure for compensating for temperature variations.