Electrode for polarographic measurements in physiological media
First Claim
1. In an electrode for polargraphic/measurements in physiological media, in particular an oxygen electrode for measuring the oxygen tension in the human or animal body, including a noble metal cathode and an insulating material sheathing said cathode, a connector for an electrical power supply, indicating and processing unit being provided at the distal end of said cathode, an oxygen-pervious conductive membrane covering the proximal end of said cathode, and said proximal end of the cathode being conductively connected to an anode through said physiological medium, the improvement comprising:
- said noble metal cathode having the form of a conductor cable piece including at least one noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire;
a further body-compatible insulating material sheathing said insulated noble metal cathode, said further insulating material including at least two foils, said noble metal cathode being embedded between said foils, said foils being intimately connectablewith each other through thermal welding and pressable into circular shape through thermoplastic deformation.
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Abstract
An electrode for effecting polarographic measurements in physiological media, in particular an oxygen electrode for the measurement of the partial pressure or tension of the oxygen in the human or animal body; encompassing a noble metal cathode which is sheathed by an insulating material, provided at the distal end thereof with a connector for an electrical power supply, as well as for an indicating and/or processing unit, and covered at the proximal end thereof with an oxygen-pervious, conductive membrane, as well as being conductively connected through the physiological medium with another anode. The noble metal cathode evinces the form of a piece of conductor cable having at least one noble metal wire, preferably gold wire, embedded in and extending through the insulating material, so as to provide a conductor wire. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the noble metal cathode is constituted of a noble metal wire piece which is covered with an insulating lacquer, preferably a polyurethane.
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1. In an electrode for polargraphic/measurements in physiological media, in particular an oxygen electrode for measuring the oxygen tension in the human or animal body, including a noble metal cathode and an insulating material sheathing said cathode, a connector for an electrical power supply, indicating and processing unit being provided at the distal end of said cathode, an oxygen-pervious conductive membrane covering the proximal end of said cathode, and said proximal end of the cathode being conductively connected to an anode through said physiological medium, the improvement comprising:
- said noble metal cathode having the form of a conductor cable piece including at least one noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire;
a further body-compatible insulating material sheathing said insulated noble metal cathode, said further insulating material including at least two foils, said noble metal cathode being embedded between said foils, said foils being intimately connectablewith each other through thermal welding and pressable into circular shape through thermoplastic deformation. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- said noble metal cathode having the form of a conductor cable piece including at least one noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire;
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3. In an electrode for polargraphic measurements in physiological media, in particular an oxygen electrode for measuring the oxygen tension in the human or animal body, including a noble metal cathode and an insulating material sheathing said cathode, a connector for an electrical power supply, indicating and processing unit being provided at the distal end of said cathode, an oxygen-pervious conductive membrane covering the proximal end of said cathode, and said proximal end of the cathode being conductively connected to an anode through said physiological medium, the improvement comprising:
- said noble metal cathode having the form of a conductor cable piece including at least one noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire;
a catheter, said noble metal cathode being located on said catheter for direct insertion into the blood stream;
said catheter including a through-channel for withdrawal of blood and tissue samples and for rinsing of the proximal cathode surface, said channel having the proximal end thereof at the rinsed cathode surface leading sideways from the catheter for purposes of rinsing.
- said noble metal cathode having the form of a conductor cable piece including at least one noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire;
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4. In an electrode for polarographic measurements in physiological media, in particular an oxygen electrode for measuring the oxygen tension in the human or animal body, including a noble metal cathode and an insulating material sheathing said cathode, a connector for an electrical power supply, indicating and precessing unit being provided at the distal end of said cathode, an oxygen-pervious conductive membrane covering the proximal end of said cathode, and said proximal end of the cathode being conductively connected to an anode through said physiological medium, the improvement comprising:
- said noble metal cathode having the form of a conductor cable piece including at least one noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire, a catheter, said noble cathode being located on said catheter for direct insertion into the blood stream, said catheter comprising at least one further metal member adjacent said noble metal wire for conductance towards an anode located on said catheter.
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- 6. A method for polarographic measurements in physiological media, in particular an oxygen electrode for measuring the oxygen tension in the human or animal body, comprising the steps of sheathing a noble metal cathode with an insulating material connecting an indicating and processing unit to the distal end of said cathode, covering the proximal end of said cathode with an oxygen-pervious conductive membrane, connecting said proximal end of the cathode conductively to an anode through said physiological medium, forming said noble metal cathode as a conductor cable piece including at least one continuous noble metal wire embedded in said insulating material and extending therethrough so as to constitute a conductor wire cutting said cathode piece-by piece from said continuous noble metal wire, the pieces being then covered by said oxygen-pervious membrane, and connecting the pieces distally to electrical power supply lines.
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