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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING PARAMETERS OF CARDIAC FUNCTION

  • US 20130150735A1
  • Filed: 02/13/2013
  • Published: 06/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device useful to determine central venous pressure in a patient comprising:

  • at least one light source adapted to emit light in the 400 nm to 1000 nm wavelength range;

    an array of adjacent photodetectors adapted to sequentially receive light emitted by the light source and translate said light into a recordable output wherein said light is reflected from or transmitted through tissue of the patient, wherein the photodetectors are adjacent along a length of about 1.5 to 10 cm, andat least one probe which facilitates delivery of light from the light source to an external tissue site on the patient in the proximity of the jugular vein and receipt of light reflected from or transmitted through said patient site by the photodetectors.

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