THERMOMETER PROBE FOR USE WITH DISPOSABLE PROBE COVER
    91.
    发明公开
    THERMOMETER PROBE FOR USE WITH DISPOSABLE PROBE COVER 审中-公开
    温度计传感器用一次性探头盖USE

    公开(公告)号:EP1166066A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-02

    申请号:EP00912010.6

    申请日:2000-02-28

    IPC分类号: G01K1/08

    CPC分类号: G01K1/083

    摘要: A medical probe having a handle with an end cap mounted at the proximal end of the handle for urging ejector wires through the handle and out of the distal end of the handle to push off a probe cover frictionally secured to the probe and overlying a probe shaft. The retention device to retain the probe cover on the probe comprises a lip that forces the probe cover into a different shape. The probe shaft is secured to the handle and is slidable axially within the handle and is urged into a fully extended position by a coil spring mounted in the handle. A cable runs through the end cap for connecting the sensor located in the probe to a measurement and display device, such as a thermometer. The end cap has a radius that assists in relieving stress on the cable.

    NEEDLELESS VALVE
    94.
    发明公开
    NEEDLELESS VALVE 有权
    无极阀

    公开(公告)号:EP1044033A2

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-18

    申请号:EP98944635.6

    申请日:1998-08-31

    IPC分类号: A61M39/00

    摘要: A needleless valve (2) is described which avoids the suctioning problems upon deactivation and provides a positive self-purging effect. The valve has a base (4) with a connector (10) for fluid communication attachment to tubing or other device (48), a solid elongated fluid channeling rod (14), and internal fluid flow conduit (38, 42, 46); a flexible hollow expandable and contractible plug fitting (6) over and moveable along the rod (14); and a tubular housing (8) fitting over the plug (6) and attached to the base (4). When the valve (2) is activated by insertion of a nozzle (90) of a fluid source (116), the rod (14) and plug (6) wall cooperate so that as the plug (6) retracts along the rod (14), it is stretched and its interior expanded. Upon deactivation, the plug (6) contracts, the interior volume decreases, and the resiling plug wall forces residual fluid within the valve (2) to be expelled through the outlet, purging the residual fluid from the valve (2).

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种无针阀(2),其在去激活时避免了抽吸问题并且提供了积极的自吹扫效果。 该阀具有带有用于与管或其他装置(48)流体连通的连接器(10),固体细长流体通道杆(14)和内部流体流动导管(38,42,46)的基座(4); 一个柔性的中空可膨胀和可收缩的插塞配件(6),沿杆(14)移动并可沿其移动; 以及装配在插头(6)上并连接到基座(4)上的管状外壳(8)。 当通过插入流体源(116)的喷嘴(90)启动阀(2)时,杆(14)和塞子(6)壁配合,使得当塞子(6)沿着杆 ),它被拉伸,其内部扩大。 停用后,塞子(6)收缩,内部容积减小,并且阻塞的塞子壁迫使阀门(2)内的残余流体通过出口排出,清除阀门(2)中的残余流体。

    APPARATUS FOR APPLANATING AN ARTERY AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE
    95.
    发明授权
    APPARATUS FOR APPLANATING AN ARTERY AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE 失效
    装置用于密封SHOCK线和方法,推动测量血压

    公开(公告)号:EP0587686B1

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-04

    申请号:EP92911732.3

    申请日:1992-02-19

    IPC分类号: A61B5/022

    CPC分类号: A61B5/021 A61B5/02241

    摘要: An artery applanation actuator (20) for use in a system for noninvasively determining the intra-arterial blood pressure of a user incorporates a fluid actuator (38) to effect movement of a sensor (40). The movement of the sensor (40) is effective for applanating an artery of interest and measuring the stress of the tissue overlaying the artery of interest. Alternative embodiments of the artery applanation actuator are presented wherein an electric motor (84) is used to activate a rotating arm (104) which has a sensor (40) located thereon. The rotation of the arm (104) causes the sensor (40) to contact and press against the tissue overlying the artery of interest. The artery applanation actuator is presented having a protective sheath (102) surrounding the sensor (40) to protect the sensor against inadvertent contact.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AIR-IN-LINE DETECTION
    96.
    发明公开
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AIR-IN-LINE DETECTION 有权
    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR气泡检测

    公开(公告)号:EP1015053A1

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-05

    申请号:EP98948318.5

    申请日:1998-09-18

    IPC分类号: A61M5/36 G01N29/02

    摘要: The concentration of air or other agents in a fluid delivery line is determined by monitoring agent signals and processing those agent signals along with information regarding the age of each agent signal. The processor determines a primary agent concentration value based on the received agent signal values, with the primary agent concentration value determined by giving greater weight to more recent agent signal values. Where the primary agent concentration value exceeds a primary threshold value, an alarm signal may be activated. The processor also may determine a secondary agent concentration value, which may be determined from the actual agent signal values instead of the weighted agent signal values. Where the secondary agent concentration value exceeds a secondary threshold value, an alarm signal may be activated.

    INFUSION DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE ELEMENTS
    97.
    发明公开
    INFUSION DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE ELEMENTS 失效
    一次性ELEMENTS输液设备

    公开(公告)号:EP0956057A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-17

    申请号:EP97934228.0

    申请日:1997-07-18

    IPC分类号: A61M5 G01N21

    摘要: This invention is an infusion device (10) with a disposable administration set (12) having a plurality of elongated cam followers (42), which are displaced in a predetermined sequence and forced against a delivery tube (36) when depressed by a pumping mechanism (64). The infusion device (10) includes an optical sensor made up of a light emitter (127) and a light detector (129). The optical sensor is responsive to dimensional changes in the delivery tube (36) for sensing upstream occlusions, downstream occlusions and the presence of an air bubble within the delivery tube (36).

    FLUID FLOW RESISTANCE MONITORING SYSTEM
    98.
    发明公开
    FLUID FLOW RESISTANCE MONITORING SYSTEM 失效
    系统用于监控的流阻

    公开(公告)号:EP0923392A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-23

    申请号:EP97934326.0

    申请日:1997-07-29

    IPC分类号: A61M5

    CPC分类号: A61M5/16859 G06F19/00

    摘要: Flow parameters in a fluid delivery assembly are determined by monitoring pressure responses and processing those responses along with information regarding the fluid flow. In one aspect, a processor controls the pump to pump flow quantities in accordance with a pseudorandom code. Portions of the resulting pressure signal sensed are then decoded in accordance with the pseudorandom code. An estimate of the equilibrium pressure is generated from the decoded pressure values, while a summation of the pressure samples is generated from the undecoded pressure signals. The resistance to fluid flow of the system is determined from the estimated equilibrium pressure and pressure summation. For low flow rates, a processor controls the pump to pump fluid in a series of fluid boluses, with each fluid bolus delivered in the beginning of a separate timeslot. The equilibrium pressure is measured at the end of each timeslot, and a summation of the pressure samples is generated from the pressure signals. For high flow rates, the pump is controlled to vary the flow rate and the change in pressure is divided by the change in flow to directly determine the resistance. A resistance display continuously displays the resistance of the system. The pseudorandom coding and decoding can be used to filter out pressure-response crosstalk caused by multiple fluid infusion segments feeding into a common line.