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1. A MANOMETER ADAPTED FOR CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF VENOUS PRESSURE COMPRISING A TUBULAR RESERVOIR HAVING A BORE OF SUBSTANTIAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID RESERVOIR IN AN APPROXIMATELY VERTICAL POSITION AT A DESIRED ADJUSTED HEIGHT, A HOLLOW BORE NEEDLE ADAPTED FOR INSERTION INTO A VEIN OF A PATIENT, FLEXIBLE TUBING CONNECTING THE BOTTOM OF SAID RESERVOIR WITH SAID NEEDLE, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING LIQUID TO THE INTERIOR OF THE SYSTEM CONSTITUTED BY THE RESERVOIR AND TUBING, A CALIBRATED SCALE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESERVOIR TO INDICATE CONTINUOUSLY THE POSITION OF THE FLUID SURFACE THEREIN, AND MEANS DEFINING AN OPENING LEADING FROM SAID LIQUID SUPPLY
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1. A MANOMETER ADAPTED FOR CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF VENOUS PRESSURE COMPRISING A TUBULAR RESERVOIR HAVING A BORE OF SUBSTANTIAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID RESERVOIR IN AN APPROXIMATELY VERTICAL POSITION AT A DESIRED ADJUSTED HEIGHT, A HOLLOW BORE NEEDLE ADAPTED FOR INSERTION INTO A VEIN OF A PATIENT, FLEXIBLE TUBING CONNECTING THE BOTTOM OF SAID RESERVOIR WITH SAID NEEDLE, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING LIQUID TO THE INTERIOR OF THE SYSTEM CONSTITUTED BY THE RESERVOIR AND TUBING, A CALIBRATED SCALE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESERVOIR TO INDICATE CONTINUOUSLY THE POSITION OF THE FLUID SURFACE THEREIN, AND MEANS DEFINING AN OPENING LEADING FROM SAID LIQUID SUPPLY
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