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Device for examining the functions of the endothelium or the intima of blood vessels

US5213577A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1990
Grant dateMay 25, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/1052
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for examining the functions of the endothelium or the intima of blood vessels. A tube (1) has at least one outlet (6) and at least one inlet (7) spaced along the wall thereof. Outlet (6) communicates with a connector (8), inlet (7) communicates with another connector (9). Connectors (8, 9) are provided in tube (1) at the end thereof projecting from blood vessel (4).

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