Method and apparatus for measuring continuous blood flow at low power
US5692514A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/029
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A technique for determining blood flow in a living body by changing the thermal energy level by a predetermined amount at a site in a blood flow path and detecting temperatures at locations upstream and downstream of the site. The temperature difference at such locations is determined and the blood flow is calculated as a function of the change in energy level and of the temperature differences measured prior to and following the change in energy level.
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