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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:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas P Maxwell, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128637 ; 128692 ;
Abstract
An assembly for the measurement of a blood parameter comprising a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough and a sensor mounted in the lumen. A conduit couples the lumen to a source of anti-clotting solution, and a compliant element is coupled to the conduit to allow the volume of the introducing system to be expanded and contracted. The compliance of the compliant element can be adjusted to thereby adjust the compliance of the assembly.