Device for use in temporary insertion of a sensor within a patient's body
First Claim
1. A device for use in a medical procedure for placing a sensor probe temporarily in a desired location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
- (a) an elongate support member having a distal end portion and a proximal portion, at least said distal end portion being manually deformable to be given and to retain a desired revised shape; and
(b) a thin-walled probe-receiving tube of flexible material attached to and extending along said distal end portion of said support member, said tube having a closed distal end defining an interior space within said tube.
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Abstract
A device for use in placing a non-sterile sensor probe such as an ultrasound scanning transducer in a desired position within a patient. A flexible probe-receiving tube has a closed distal end so that a probe inserted within the tube through an open end located outside the patient is isolated from contact with the interior of the patient'"'"'s body. The probe-receiving tube is attached to and extends alongside a chest drain tube which supports the probe-receiving tube in a location proximate an organ to be observed. An attached sterile sensor may be attached directly to an interior blood vessel, and sensors such as an ultrasonic sensor, a light emitting sensor, or a multi-function combination sensor may be used in the probe-receiving tube.
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17 Claims
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1. A device for use in a medical procedure for placing a sensor probe temporarily in a desired location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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(a) an elongate support member having a distal end portion and a proximal portion, at least said distal end portion being manually deformable to be given and to retain a desired revised shape; and
(b) a thin-walled probe-receiving tube of flexible material attached to and extending along said distal end portion of said support member, said tube having a closed distal end defining an interior space within said tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for use in a medical procedure for placing a sensor probe temporarily in a desired location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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(a) an elongate support member having a distal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a proximal portion; and
(b) a thin-walled probe-receiving tube of flexible material attached to and extending closely alongside said intermediate portion of said support member, said tube having a closed distal end defining an interior space within said tube, said closed distal end and an adjacent distal end portion of said probe-receiving tube being detached and free from said support member. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A device for use in a medical procedure for placing a sensor probe temporarily in a desired location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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(a) an elongate support member having a distal end portion and a proximal portion; and
(b) a thin-walled probe-receiving tube of flexible material integral with and extending closely alongside said distal end portion of said support member, said thin-walled probe-receiving tube having a closed distal end defining an interior space within said tube and said elongate support member being a drain tube including an opening for draining material from said location within said patient'"'"'s body, said drain tube having a thin wall which is substantially more difficult to collapse than said thin-walled probe-receiving tube. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for use in a medical procedure for placing a sensor probe temporarily in a desired location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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(a) an elongate support member having a distal end portion and a proximal portion; and
(b) a probe-receiving tube having a thin wall of flexible material, said probe-receiving tube extending closely alongside and being securely attached to said distal end portion of said support member, said probe-receiving tube having a closed distal end defining an interior space within said probe-receiving tube, and said device including a portion adjacent said closed distal end of said probe-receiving tube that is relatively opaque to ultrasound waves. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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