Multi-parameter sensor apparatus
US5596988A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D69/141
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A multi-parameter catheter comprising sensors enveloped in a sheath made from a biphasic material comprising a layer of microporous hydrophobic substance having micropores which are filled with a hydrophilic substance which when hydrated forms a gel and allows the passage of water-bound ions, and an apparatus for introducing the catheter into a patient's blood vessel.
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