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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, La Mirada, CA (US);
Nicolas Jabbour, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, La Mirada, CA (US);
Nicolas Jabbour, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.