Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1989-08-17
1991-06-18
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128666, A61B 500
Patent
active
050242261
ABSTRACT:
A sensor for measuring the oxygen availability of blood flow within the skull is described. In a first embodiment the sensor comprises a photodetector and a pair of light emitting diodes surface mounted near the end of a length of flexible printed wiring. The sensor is sealed by a coating of rubber or polymeric material which has an optical window over the photodetector and light emitting diodes. The sensor is inserted through a burr hole drilled in the skull and slides between the skull and the dura of the drain. The light emitting diodes are pulsed to illuminate blood flow in the brain beneath the dura with light, and light reflected by the blood is received by the photodetector and converted to electrical signals. The signals are processed by a pulse oximeter to provide an indication of blood availability. In a second embodiment the photodetector and light emitting diodes are mounted at the end of a core of compressible foam extending from the end of a hollow bone screw. As the bone screw is screwed into a burr hole in the skull the photodetector and light emitting diodes will contact the dura and the foam will compress to maintain optical contact between the electrical components and the dura. Light from the diodes is reflected by blood in the dura and brain, received by the photodetector, and the resultant electrical siganls are processed by the pulse oximeter.
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Cohen Lee S.
Coletti Paul A.
Critikon Inc.
Zele John D.
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