Device for examining the functions of the endothelium or the intima of blood vessels
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1. A device for examining a function of the endothelium or the intima of a blood vessel, comprising:
- a tube having in its wall at least one outlet and an inlet in spaced relationship to each other;
first and second connectors;
said outlet and said inlet communicating with said first and second connectors, respectively;
said first and second connectors extending from an end of the tube projecting from the blood vessel;
a reservoir communicating with the first connector for holding and discharging a solution through the first connector and the outlet into the blood vessel; and
analysis means communicating with the second connector for receiving a solution from the blood vessel through the inlet and second connector;
said analysis means detecting differences between the solution from the reservoir and the solution from the blood vessel to determine a function of the endothelium or the intima of the blood vessel.
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The invention relates to a device for examining the functions of the endothelium or the intima of blood vessels. A tube (1) has at least one outlet (6) and at least one inlet (7) spaced along the wall thereof. Outlet (6) communicates with a connector (8), inlet (7) communicates with another connector (9). Connectors (8, 9) are provided in tube (1) at the end thereof projecting from blood vessel (4).
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1. A device for examining a function of the endothelium or the intima of a blood vessel, comprising:
- a tube having in its wall at least one outlet and an inlet in spaced relationship to each other;
first and second connectors;
said outlet and said inlet communicating with said first and second connectors, respectively;
said first and second connectors extending from an end of the tube projecting from the blood vessel;
a reservoir communicating with the first connector for holding and discharging a solution through the first connector and the outlet into the blood vessel; and
analysis means communicating with the second connector for receiving a solution from the blood vessel through the inlet and second connector;
said analysis means detecting differences between the solution from the reservoir and the solution from the blood vessel to determine a function of the endothelium or the intima of the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a tube having in its wall at least one outlet and an inlet in spaced relationship to each other;
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