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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:
Jan. 05, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akiko Yoshikoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouji Tsuchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128692 ; 128713 ; 128736 ;
Abstract
A catheter for measuring a cardiac output includes a catheter tube defining a longitudinal bore therein and having an opening near its distal end, wherein the tube bore is divided into a first lumen for installing therein a thermistor on a proximal side with respect to the opening, a second lumen in communication with the opening, and at least one third lumen. There are provided a first partition separating the first lumen and the third lumen and a second partition separating the second lumen and the third lumen, the first partition being separate from the second partition.