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Cardiac output probe assembly

  • US 5,291,896 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1991
  • Issued: 03/08/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical device for use on extravascular tissue within a living body, comprising:

  • a temporarily implantable cardiac output probe comprising an attachment portion which is adapted to detachably fasten said implantable probe to the extravascular tissue;

    a line, connected to said implantable probe, said attachment portion being configured to cause release of said implantable probe in response to a force on said line; and

    a chest tube having a generally smooth outer surface to permit said chest tube to be inserted into and enclosed within the thoracic cavity of the living body and to be withdrawn from the living body by pulling thereon, said tube sized to permit said line to pass therethrough, and having a mouth portion which receives said implantable probe prior to withdrawal of said chest tube from the thoracic cavity.

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