Apparatus and method for continuously measuring volumetric blood flow using multiple transducers and catheter for use therewith
US5078148A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/663
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring volumetric flow of a liquid in a vessel having a wall and having an axis extending longitudinally of the vessel parallel to the vessel wall. A flexible catheter is adapted to be disposed in the vessel. First and second ultrasonic transducers are carried by the catheter on one side of the catheter and face the wall of the vessel so that the beams from the transducers each cross substantially the longitudinal axis of the vessel. The first transducer beam is inclined at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vessel. The second transducer beam is inclined in a direction which is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vessel.
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