Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1975-05-16
1976-07-27
Lowe, Delbert B.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128 205E, 128 206E, 128418, 128419P, 73398AR, A61B 510
Patent
active
039713644
ABSTRACT:
A force transducer for measuring dynamic force activity within the heart of a subject essentially consists of a U-shaped beam of low elastic compliance material. Two tines extend from the beam's legs and a long coil spring is attached to the beam. A strain gauge is coupled to one of the beam's legs to sense deflections thereof. The beam with the tines and most of the spring are surrounded by a flexible tube, defining a catheter, which is insertable into a subject's heart through an appropriate artery. The tines are extractable from the catheter for implantation into the myocardium by pushing on the end of the spring which extends beyond the external end of the catheter. The tines are retractable back into the catheter, prior to catheter removal from the subject, by pulling on the externally exposed spring end.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3474776 (1969-10-01), O'Brien
patent: 3703099 (1972-11-01), Rouse
patent: 3710781 (1973-01-01), Hutchins et al.
patent: 3750650 (1973-08-01), Ruttgers
patent: 3815611 (1974-06-01), Denniston
patent: 3831588 (1974-08-01), Rindner
Culler Virgil H.
Feldstein Cyril
Fletcher James C. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Lewis Gilbert W.
Silver Robert H.
Grifka Wilfred
Lowe Delbert B.
Manning John R.
Mott Monte F.
LandOfFree
Catheter tip force transducer for cardiovascular research does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Catheter tip force transducer for cardiovascular research, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Catheter tip force transducer for cardiovascular research will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1620896