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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Maquet Cardiovascular Llc, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Walid N. Aboul-Hosn, Btekhnay, LB;
William R. Kanz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Bruce A. Baker, Placerville, CA (US);
Assignee:
MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/102 (2014.02); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1031 (2014.02); A61M 1/125 (2014.02); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3348 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cannula is provided with one or more pressure transducers for measuring fluid pressure interiorly or exteriorly of the cannula. The pressure transducers may be mounted integrally with the tubular wall defining the main lumen of the cannula, or they may comprise differential pressure transducers mounted in dedicated lumens in communication with the main lumen. The pressure measurements from the transducers is used to determine fluid flow rate.