PROBE FOR FLUID LEAK DETECTION WITH SPECIFIC DISTAL PART
First Claim
1. A disposable medical probe for detecting a leak of physiological fluid through an opening made in the human body, by operating in conjunction with an electrical detection circuit, comprising the following layers:
- a support layer,a conductive layer on top of the support layer, the conductive layer comprising first and second conducting electrodes, said first conducting electrode being placed on one side of a longitudinal axis and said second conducting electrode being placed on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, the conductive layer defining two zones;
a proximal zone, the end of which is configured to be connected to said circuit, said proximal zone comprising a proximal part of each of the first and second electrodes, the proximal parts of the first and second electrodes being placed parallel to each other and spaced apart by a distancea distal zone configured to contact a fluid, said distal zone comprising a distal part of each of the first and second electrodes, the two distal parts of the first and second electrodes being spaced apart from each other by a gap, said gap being greater than said distance,where the distal zone of the first and second electrodes defines, running from a border, positioned between the proximal zone and the distal zone, to the end of the distal zone,an increase in the gap between the distal parts of the first and second electrodes,followed by a decrease in the gap between the distal parts of the first and second electrodes.
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Abstract
A disposable medical probe for detecting a leak of physiological fluid comprising a support layer, a conductive layer on top of the support layer, the conductive layer comprising two conducting electrodes both placed exclusively on each side of a longitudinal axis, the conductive layer defining two zones: a proximal zone with two proximal electrode parts being placed parallel to each other and being spaced apart by a constant distance d, and a distal zone with two distal electrode parts being spaced apart from each other by a gap e greater than said distance d, where the distal zone of the electrodes defines an increase in the gap between the distal parts of the electrodes, followed by a decrease in the gap between the distal parts of the electrodes.
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28 Claims
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1. A disposable medical probe for detecting a leak of physiological fluid through an opening made in the human body, by operating in conjunction with an electrical detection circuit, comprising the following layers:
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a support layer, a conductive layer on top of the support layer, the conductive layer comprising first and second conducting electrodes, said first conducting electrode being placed on one side of a longitudinal axis and said second conducting electrode being placed on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, the conductive layer defining two zones; a proximal zone, the end of which is configured to be connected to said circuit, said proximal zone comprising a proximal part of each of the first and second electrodes, the proximal parts of the first and second electrodes being placed parallel to each other and spaced apart by a distance a distal zone configured to contact a fluid, said distal zone comprising a distal part of each of the first and second electrodes, the two distal parts of the first and second electrodes being spaced apart from each other by a gap, said gap being greater than said distance, where the distal zone of the first and second electrodes defines, running from a border, positioned between the proximal zone and the distal zone, to the end of the distal zone, an increase in the gap between the distal parts of the first and second electrodes, followed by a decrease in the gap between the distal parts of the first and second electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for the manufacture of a disposable medical probe for detecting a leak of physiological fluid through an opening made in a human body, by operating in conjunction with an electrical detection circuit, comprising the following steps:
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obtaining a support layer, placing a conductive layer on top of the support layer, the conductive layer comprising first and second conducting electrodes, said first electrode positioned on one side of a longitudinal axis and said second electrode positioned on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, the conductive layer defining the following two zones; a proximal zone, the end of which is configured to be connected to said circuit, said proximal zone composed of a proximal part of each of the first and second electrodes, the proximal parts of the first and second electrodes being placed parallel to each other and being spaced apart by a substantially constant distance; and a distal zone configured to contact a fluid, said distal zone composed of a distal part of each of the first and second electrodes, the distal parts of the first and second electrodes being spaced apart from each other by a gap being greater than said distance; where the distal zone of the first and second electrodes defines, running from a border, positioned between the proximal zone and the distal zone, to the end of the distal zone; an increase in the gap between the distal parts of the first and second electrodes, followed by a decrease in the gap between the distal parts of the first and second electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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