摘要:
This invention relates to a blood flowmeter comprising a catheter suitable for insertion into a blood vessel, thermal resistors (thermistors) connected in electrical circuits disposed in the catheter near the insertable end of the catheter; and moving means for moving the thermistors out of the insertable end of the catheter into the blood flow and, when desired, back into the catheter. Means are also provided for measuring electrical response through the thermistors. Flow characteristics in the blood vessels are determined by observing changes in measured electrical response through the thermistor circuits.
摘要:
An electrical instrument for measuring blood velocity for chronic implantation in a living body is disclosed herein. The instrument comprises a probe, an electrical cable, and a skin connector. The cable comprises a pair of coiled and insulated platinum alloy wires covered by a flexible electrically insulated material innocuous to animal tissue. The probe comprises a miniature thermistor electrically connected between the common ends of the wires and is also covered with the same electrically insulated material.