Continuous cardiac output by impedance measurements in the heart
CA 1331209 C · Owner: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (The) · Inventors: Petre, John H.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A diagnostic catheter for use in measuring cardiac output in the right ventricular chamber of a heart includes a catheter body having an outer periphery and a distal section terminating in a distal end and a proximal section terminating in a proximal end. A plurality of spaced electrodes are secured to the body outer periphery along the body distal section. A plurality of electrical leads extend in the catheter body from a respective one of the electrodes to the proximal end of the catheter body. An elongated rigid member is provided for stiffening a portion of the catheter body. One end of the rigid member is located adjacent a proximal most one of a plurality …
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- Granted August 2, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 2, 2011.
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