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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer Schmalberger, Munich, DE;
Matthias Fahle, Munich, DE;
Ulf Borg, Munich, DE;
Ulrich Pfeiffer, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Pulsion Medical Systems AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for injecting an injectate fluid into a blood vessel of a patient for carrying out thermodilution or dye-dilution measurements in order to determine hemodynamic parameters of the patient. The apparatus includes sensing means for sensing a change of pressure and/or flow rate and/or temperature inside the injection channel, and a computer coupled to the sensing means for determining the time instants of start and finish of the injection process.