Apparatus for measurement of blood saturation and hematocrit
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1. Medical equipment for connection to a fiber optic probe which comprisesa fluid conduit with an internal flat surface,a side arm connected sealedly with said conduit,a blind hole in said side arm,said blind hole including a hole flat surface parallel with said internal flat surface and defining therewith a light transmissive wall, and a projection protruding from said side arm.
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Abstract
Medical equipment for use in for example measurement of hematocrit and oxygen saturation in blood in which a connector portion includes protuberances to draw the portion relatively toward a probe, a window to cooperate with the probe, and a ramp and slot to cooperate with the probe to selectively limit its rotation.
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28 Claims
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1. Medical equipment for connection to a fiber optic probe which comprises
a fluid conduit with an internal flat surface, a side arm connected sealedly with said conduit, a blind hole in said side arm, said blind hole including a hole flat surface parallel with said internal flat surface and defining therewith a light transmissive wall, and a projection protruding from said side arm.
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2. An oxygenator which comprises
a fluid conduit with an internal flat surface, a side arm connected sealedly with said conduit, a blind hole in said side arm, said blind hole including a hole flat surface parallel with said internal flat surface and defining therewith a light transmissive wall, and a projection protruding from said side arm.
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5. A probe including at least one end, each said end comprising
a probe tip with a smooth face in which lie the extremities of three optical fibers and an axially extending key adapted to ride on a ramp to, and mate with, a notch to prevent relative rotation between said tip and a side arm and maintain fiber optic orientation relative to said side arm, said three optical fibers, a collar, said collar including a pair of camming slots circumferentially spaced 180° - for cooperation with ears on said side arm, each of said slots including
a first portion angularly related to the axis of said collar to on rotation in a first direction drive said ears toward said collar and a second portion angularly related to said axis to on said rotation drive said ears away from said collar, a pair of longitundinally extending grooves for cooperation with said ears to allow their movement into said slots, and spring support means, and spring means biasing said tip away from said collar. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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14. A fiber optic probe for connection to medical equipment, said medical equipment having a receptor for said probe, a hole in said receptor, said hole having a first end and second open end for entry of the probe into the hole, two ears that are circumferentially spaced 180°
- about said receptor and that protrude perpendicularly from said receptor and a ramp descending in height in a direction from the second end toward the first end into a notch also extending the direction from the second end toward the first end, said probe comprising;
at least one optical fiber, each optical fiber having an extremity, a probe tip with a face in which lies the extremity of the each optical fibers, an axially extending key adapted to ride on a ramp to, and mate with, a notch to prevent relative rotation between said probe tip and receptor and maintain fiber optic orientation relative to said receptor arm, and a collar having an axis, said collar comprising, a pair of camming slots circumferentially spaced 180°
located to cooperate with said ears, each of said slots including,a first portion at a first predetermined angular relation to the axis of said collar, the angular relation being predetermined to drive said ears toward said collar upon rotation in a first direction about the axis, and a second portion at a second predetermined angular relation to the axis of said collar, the angular relation being predetermined to drive said ears away from said collar upon rotation in the first direction, a pair of longitudinally extending grooves located to cooperate with said ears to allow their movement into said slots, and spring support means, and a spring means biasing said tip away from said collar. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
- about said receptor and that protrude perpendicularly from said receptor and a ramp descending in height in a direction from the second end toward the first end into a notch also extending the direction from the second end toward the first end, said probe comprising;
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18. A control box for use with a fiber optic probe comprising:
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an operating port, a hole in said operating port said hole having a first end and second open end for entry of the probe into the hole, and a projection protruding from said operating port, a first optical fiber, a first optical light generating means optically connected to the first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, and a second optical light generating means optically connected to the second optical fiber, said first optical fiber extending from said first optical light toward said hole and said projection in said operating port, and said second optical fiber extending from said second optical light toward said hole and said projection in said operating port, wherein the operating port further comprises two ears that are circumferentially spaced 180°
about a side arm and that protrude perpendicularly from said side arm, anda ramp descending in height in a direction from the second end toward the first end into a notch also extending in the direction from the second end toward the first end wherein the probe further comprises at least one optical fiber, each optical fiber having an extremity, a probe tip with a face in which lies the extremity of each optical fiber, an axially extending key adapted to ride on said ramp to, and mate with, said notch to prevent relative rotation between said probe tip and operating port and maintain fiber optic orientation relative to said operating port, and a collar having an axis, said collar comprising, a pair of camming slots circumferentially spaced 180°
located to cooperate with said ears, each of said slots including,a first portion at a first predetermined angular relation to the axis of said collar, the angular relation being predetermined to drive said ears toward said collar upon rotation in a first direction about the axis, and a second portion at a second predetermined angular relation to the axis of said collar, the angular relation being predetermined to drive said ears away from said collar upon rotation in the first direction, a pair of longitudinally extending grooves located to cooperate with said ears to allow their movement into said slots, and spring support means, and a spring means biasing said tip away from said collar. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A fiber optic connector comprising:
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a receptor comprising; a hole in said receptor said hole having a first end and second open end for entry of the probe into the hole, two ears that are circumferentially spaced 180°
about said receptor and that protrude perpendicularly from said receptor, anda ramp descending in height in a direction from the second end toward the first end into a notch also extending the direction from the second end toward the first end, and a probe mating with the receptor, said probe comprising at least one optical fiber, each optical fiber having an extremity, a probe tip with a face in which lies the extremity of the each optical fiber, an axially extending key adapted to ride on said ramp to, and mate with, said notch to prevent relative rotation between said probe tip and receptor and maintain fiber optic orientation relative to said receptor, and a collar having an axis, said collar comprising, a pair of camming slots circumferentially spaced 180°
located to cooperate with said ears, each of said slots including,a first portion at a first predetermined angular relation to the axis of said collar, the angular relation being predetermined to drive said ears toward said collar upon rotation in a first direction about the axis, and a second portion at a second predetermined angular relation to the axis of said collar, the angular relation being predetermined to drive said ears away from said collar upon rotation in the first direction, a pair of longitudinally extending grooves located to cooperate with said ears to allow their movement into said slots, and spring support means, and a spring means biasing said tip away from said collar. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An oxygenator for connection to a fiber optic probe, comprising
an oxygenator housing, a fluid conduit with an internal flat surface, the conduit in fluid communication with the housing, a side arm connected sealedly with said conduit, a blind hole including a hole flat surface parallel with said internal flat surface and defining therewith a light transmissive wall, and a projection protruding from said side arm.
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