Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1995-02-16
1998-04-28
Lacyk, John P.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128637, A61B 500
Patent
active
057432597
ABSTRACT:
A tonometry catheter apparatus comprising an elongate flexible tube having a proximal extracorporeal end and a distal interacorporeal end. The distal end of the tube has a distensible, gas-permeable tonometry vessel, the vessel and the distal end defining therebetween a space which may be filled with a gas. An in-flow orifice lies in communication with the space, through which gas may enter the vessel. An in-flow lumen with a distal end and a proximal end is also provided, the distal end being in communication with the in-flow orifice. An out-flow orifice lies in communication with the space, through which the gas may exit the vessel. An out-flow lumen is disposed with a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being in communication with the out-flow orifice. The proximal end of the tube has a pump for propelling gas into the vessel. A capnometer and a sensor quantify the level of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) gas exiting the vessel. A hollow connecting member defines with the vessel, the in-flow lumen and the out-flow lumen a closed path through which the gas may continuously recirculate.
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Guzman Jorge Alberto
Kruse James Alexander
Lacyk John P.
Wayne State University
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