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Method for monitoring blood characteristics and cardiopulmonary function

  • US 20030092996A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2002
  • Published: 05/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1996
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of at least partially evaluating at least a selected aspect of a patient'"'"'s metabolic function, comprising:

  • measuring a selected characteristic of blood in at least one selected major thoracic blood-containing structure by using an electronic sensor located within said patient'"'"'s thoracic cavity but outside said selected major thoracic blood-containing structure to observe said blood through a wall of said selected major thoracic blood-containing structure without removing any of said blood from said major thoracic blood-containing structure, and comparing a resulting measured value of said selected characteristic with a norm.

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