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Process and apparatus for measurement and monitoring of muscle compartment pressure

US4817629A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 1987
Grant dateApr 4, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/0215
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Portable apparatus for measuring and monitoring muscle compartment pressures comprising a system of a disposable assembly of a syringe, a pressure chamber having a diaphragm, and means to penetrate the skin of a patient, and a measuring and reading device comprising a transducer, whereby accurate measurement of such pressures can be easily made.

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