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Apparatus and methods for the measurement of cardiac output

  • US 9,289,141 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2008
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device comprising:

  • a tube having a proximal portion and a distal portion;

    an inflatable cuff connected to the distal portion of said tube; and

    a plurality of sense electrodes, each of said sense electrodes comprising,an electrode patch joined to said inflatable cuff,an electrode runner extending a length in a proximal-distal orientation from said electrode patch, along said inflatable cuff, and along said distal portion of said tube, said electrode runner being joined along the length to said inflatable cuff and said tube,a polymeric underlayer applied on the inflatable cuff and the tube, the polymeric underlayer separating said electrode patch from said inflatable cuff and separating said electrode runner from said inflatable cuff and said tube, anda polymeric overlayer applied over the length of said electronic runner and applied over a periphery of said electrode patch,wherein said electrode runner, said polymeric underlayer, and said polymeric overlayer being in a sandwich format with said polymeric underlayer being on the bottom and closest to said tube, said polymeric overlayer being on the top and farthest from the tube, and said electrode runner being between said polymeric underlayer and said polymeric overlayer.

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