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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Vasu Nishtala, Snellville, GA (US);
Rex Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Scott D. Ferguson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robin J. Hanson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Anatoly Solunin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Alexander Shamray, St. Petersburg, RU;
Vasu Nishtala, Snellville, GA (US);
Rex Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Scott D. Ferguson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robin J. Hanson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Anatoly Solunin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Alexander Shamray, St. Petersburg, RU;
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, kits and methods for measuring intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) from a patient catheterized with a urinary catheter system. Devices may include a bypass lumen configured to connect to a pressure transducer, a sampling port connector connected to the bypass lumen, a drain tube housing configured to at least partially enclose a portion of the drain tube of a urinary catheter system, and a clamp mechanism. The sampling port connector may be configured for removable attachment to the sampling port of the urinary catheter system to form a fluid connection between the urinary catheter system and the bypass lumen of the IAP device. The clamp mechanism may be configured to controllably occlude the lumen of the urinary catheter system drain tube.