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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leonid Bunegin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Maurice S Albin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128748 ; 128774 ; 128782 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for measuring anterior fontanelle pressure. A particular embodiment of this device comprises a rigid housing having an opening at its base end adapted for engaging a cranium and an aperture adapted to receive means for sensing pressure. The device may also include a flexible membrane disposed over the opening and adapted for engaging an anterior fontanelle. In this embodiment, the housing and membrane cooperate to define a cavity adapted to receive a fluid.