Fiber optic sensor for in vivo measurement of nitric oxide
US5582170A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/7706
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic sensor for measurement of in vivo nitric oxide concentrations in a subject. The sensor contains a nitric oxide-sensing compound in a polymer matrix attached to an optical fiber. The sensor may be placed in any blood vessel, including one within the heart of a subject for continuous measurement of nitric oxide concentrations in blood.
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