Patient probe disconnect alarm
US5924985A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/276
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient probe disconnect alarm where the patient probe is provided with a vacuum that is formed in a chamber between the patient probe and the skin of the infant. The level of vacuum is monitored within the chamber and whenever the level of vacuum lessens beyond a predetermined vacuum level, the monitor senses a probe disconnect and provides an alert to the user that there is a loss of integrity in the probe affixation to the infant.
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