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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Lisa Weldon, Mountain View, CA (US);
Greg Hyde, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ellen Roche, Galway, IE;
Maithili Shrivastava, Irvine, CA (US);
Lisa Weldon, Mountain View, CA (US);
Greg Hyde, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ellen Roche, Galway, IE;
Maithili Shrivastava, Irvine, CA (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring particles generated from a medical device includes a platform configured for retaining at least one medical device and at least one simulated body lumen tubing. The platform includes: a medical device receptacle dimensioned to retain a medical device; a pretest receptacle dimensioned to retain pretest tubing; and a test receptacle dimensioned to retain test tubing. The apparatus can be used for measuring particles generated from a medical device during a simulated clinical application by the following: introducing the medical device into the test tubing; causing fluid to flow through the pretest tubing, past the medical device, and through the test tubing; and counting the particles in the fluid downstream from the medical device.