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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Applicant:
BO Holte, Charlottenlund, DK;
Inventor:
Bo Holte, Charlottenlund, DK;
Assignee:
Holtech Medical, Charlottenlund, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) within a patient having a naso-enteric tube. The system senses the IAP of the patient by means of a fluid filled sensing conduit that transmits the pressure in the naso-enteric tube to a pressure measuring device such as a pressure transducer or a manometer tube. The sensing fluid in the sensing conduit may be saline, air, or feeding solution. When a pressure transducer is used, the IAP is determined and displayed on a patient monitor. Alternatively, the IAP may be determined from the height of the sensing fluid within the sensing conduit.