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Cardiac output monitor with compensation for tissue perfusion

US8249697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · US

Inventors

Daniel P. Holschneider · Los Angeles, US
Eduardo H. Rubinstein · Santa Monica, US
Jean-Michel I. Maarek · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
Alan J. Eskovitz · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2009
Grant date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2560/0223
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A non-invasive system and method for determination of cardiac output and blood volume of a patient includes compensating for a change in the fluorescence of an indicator circulating in the bloodstream of a tissue or organ that is caused by a variation of the blood content at the site of the measurement.

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