Polarographic catheter probe
First Claim
1. A polarographic catheter-shaped probe for intravenously determining data of fluids, comprising:
- a cathode;
an anode;
an electrolyte disposed between said anode and said cathode;
a longitudinally extending flexible catheter sheath having opposed ends, said cathode disposed at one end of said sheath to define a cathode tip, said flexible sheath concentrically surrounding said cathode and said electrolyte and provided with an ion-impermeable but gas-permeable membrane at said cathode tip to seal said electrolyte between said flexible sheath and said cathode, said sheath defining a distal end opposite said cathode tip;
said anode disposed adjacent said distal end of said catheter sheath with the electrolyte extending from said cathode tip to said distal end between said sheath and said cathode; and
a terminal jack located adjacent the distal end of said sheath and electrically coupled to said anode and cathode, said jack adapted for connecting said anode and cathode to measuring instruments.
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Abstract
A polarographic catheter-shaped probe for determining analytical data of logical fluids of human beings, of animals, or of plants, and having a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte connecting the two, which are surrounded by a flexible sheath sealed in the tip region of the cathode by an ion-impermeable but gas-permeable membrane, wherein the anode is arranged at the distal end of the catheter shaft away from the cathode tip, the electrolyte extends from the anode to the tip of the cathode within the probe, and the anode and cathode are connected to a terminal jack for measuring instruments located at the end of the probe facing the anode. The jack optionally contains a supply chamber for the electrolyte, which is connected in a liquid-tight manner to the one end of the catheter shaft.
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1. A polarographic catheter-shaped probe for intravenously determining data of fluids, comprising:
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a cathode; an anode; an electrolyte disposed between said anode and said cathode; a longitudinally extending flexible catheter sheath having opposed ends, said cathode disposed at one end of said sheath to define a cathode tip, said flexible sheath concentrically surrounding said cathode and said electrolyte and provided with an ion-impermeable but gas-permeable membrane at said cathode tip to seal said electrolyte between said flexible sheath and said cathode, said sheath defining a distal end opposite said cathode tip; said anode disposed adjacent said distal end of said catheter sheath with the electrolyte extending from said cathode tip to said distal end between said sheath and said cathode; and a terminal jack located adjacent the distal end of said sheath and electrically coupled to said anode and cathode, said jack adapted for connecting said anode and cathode to measuring instruments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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