Blood loss measure

• US 3,199,507 A
• Filed: 04/24/1963
• Issued: 08/10/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Michael L. Kamm
• Original Assignee: Michael L. Kamm
• Inventors: Kamm, Michael L.
• Application Number:
  US04/275,355
• Time in Patent Office: 839 Days
• US Class Current: 600/575
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02042 Determining blood loss or bleeding, e.g. during a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/02 with toilet conveniences, or specially adapted for use with toilets

Claims

1. IN COMBINATION WITH AN OBSTETRICAL TABLE, AN OBSTETRICAL APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOOD LOSS DURING AN OBSTETRICAL OPERATION WHICH COMPRISES:

A FLUID IMPERVIOUS WEB POSITIONED ON SAID TABLE ADJACENT TO ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL RAISED PORTION THEREOF FORMING A LIKE AGAINST FLOW OF FLUIDS OFF SAID WEB AND A SUMP CONDUIT FOR DIRECTING FLUIDS DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID WEB, MEANS SUPPORTING A PAIR OF RECEPTACLES BELOW SAID TABLE FOR THE RECEIPT OF DIFFERENT BODIES OF FLUID, AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS POSITIONED BELOW SAID TABLE AT SAID END THEREOF AND MANIPULATABLE BY THE KNEES OF THE OBSTETRICIAN FOR PERMITTING THE OBSTETRICIAN TO DIRECT THE FLUID FLOW IN SAID SUMP CONDUIT INTO EITHER OF SAID RECEPTACLES, ONE OF SAID RECEPTACLES BEING TRANSLUCENT AND CALIBRATED TO INDICATE A CONTENT OF ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED CUBIC CENTIMETERS.