Patient monitoring apparatus and method

Details Patient monitoring apparatus and method Patient monitoring apparatus and method

1984-12-28

1986-07-15

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

604 97, 604100, A61B 510

Patent

active

046000151

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for monitoring patient functions, particularly depth of anesthesia includes an oesophageal probe having a balloon located in the patient's oesophagus to provoke contractions thereof; a gas cylinder or pump for applying air or saline solution to the balloon and a sensor for detecting signals indicative of oesophageal contraction, from which signals the depth of anesthesia may be estimated.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3426758 (1969-02-01), Harautuneian
patent: 4351341 (1982-09-01), Goldberg et al.
patent: 4502490 (1985-03-01), Evans et al.

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