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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward E. Elson, Anaheim, CA (US);
Clement Lieber, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Ronald L. McCartney, Orange, CA (US);
Wallace F. Cook, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Earnest Lane, Huntingbeach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/026 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/026 ;
Abstract
A system for sensing a characteristic of fluid flowing to or from the body of a human or a comprising a conduit having a first end adapted to be outside the body, a second end adapted to be received within the body, and a flow passage through which fluid can flow between the first and second ends and a probe including a sensor for sensing a characteristic of the fluid. The probe is mounted on the conduit with the sensor in the flow passage. The sensor is isolated from the fluid flowing in the flow passage.