Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring fluid lumen
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1. An implantable surgical drain for draining fluid from and sensing a condition of a surgical wound within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
- an elongated conduit having a drain lumen configured to be implanted within the surgical wound and to rest against but not penetrate the tissue within the surgical wound and a plurality of drain holes spaced along substantially the length of the drain lumen that are configured to drain fluid from the surgical wound; and
at least one sensing element affixed to the elongated conduit and configured to sense a biochemical property of drained fluid within the drain lumen.
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Abstract
Devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. Modifications may be made to the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
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1. An implantable surgical drain for draining fluid from and sensing a condition of a surgical wound within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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an elongated conduit having a drain lumen configured to be implanted within the surgical wound and to rest against but not penetrate the tissue within the surgical wound and a plurality of drain holes spaced along substantially the length of the drain lumen that are configured to drain fluid from the surgical wound; and at least one sensing element affixed to the elongated conduit and configured to sense a biochemical property of drained fluid within the drain lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An implantable surgical drain for draining fluid from and sensing a condition of a surgical wound within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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an elongated conduit having a drain lumen configured to be implanted within the surgical wound and to rest against but not penetrate the tissue within the surgical wound and a plurality of drain holes spaced along substantially the length of the drain lumen that are configured to drain fluid from the surgical wound, the elongated conduit including a first position and a second position located within the drain lumen; a first transmitting element placed proximate to the first position, configured to deliver energy into the drain lumen; and a first sensing system placed proximate to the second position, configured to receive the delivered energy after it is modulated by a biochemical property of at least one substance within the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of draining fluid from and monitoring the condition of a surgical wound within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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implanting a surgical drain having a drain lumen and a plurality of drain holes spaced along substantially the length of the drain lumen within the surgical wound such that substantially the length of the drain lumen rests against tissue within the surgical wound and oriented so as to drain fluid from the surgical wound to be monitored; sensing by a first sensing system affixed to the surgical drain of a biochemical property of a substance within the drain lumen over time; receiving information from the first sensing system regarding the sensed biochemical property within the drain lumen; and monitoring the information received from the sensing system to evaluate the condition of the tissue over time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of monitoring substances within a surgical wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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implanting a surgical drain having a drain lumen and a plurality of drain holes spaced along substantially the length of the drain lumen so as to rest against a substantial length of tissue within the surgical wound, wherein the plurality of drain holes are spaced along substantially the length of the lumen and are configured to drain fluid from the surgical wound; sensing by a first and a second sensing system affixed to the drain a biochemical property of at least one substance within the drain lumen over time; receiving information from the first and second sensing systems regarding the sensed biochemical property within the drain lumen; and monitoring the information received from the first and second sensing systems to evaluate the condition of the tissue over time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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