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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. 13, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Candice Brenda Kissinger, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Bioanalytical Systems, Inc., West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128632 ; 128630 ; 604 27 ; 604 29 ;
Abstract
An improved linear microdialysis probe assembly has a short semipermeable membrane portion containing a flexible, internal support or reinforcement fiber bonded to long lengths of inlet and outlet robing. Also disclosed is a method of using it to sample the interstitial fluid of a variety of soft tissues in a living animal including dermis, muscle, adipose and subcutaneous tissue, liver and tumors by pulling the fiber, and attached probe, through the tissue of interest with a needle until the membrane is positioned where desired.