Integrated fiber optic sensor umbilical catheter
AssigneesLos Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
InventorsVirender Rehan, Jesus Delgado
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to a catheter configured to detect at least one blood gas parameter present in blood in an artery of a patient, including, but not limited to, a catheter wall forming at least one lumen configured for umbilical arterial catheterization, at least one optical fiber incorporated in the catheter wall, wherein the at least one optical fiber is configured to detected the at least one blood gas parameter.
Claims19
A catheter configured to detect at least one blood gas parameter present in blood in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising:
- a catheter wall forming at least one lumen configured for catheterization;
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- at least one optical fiber incorporated on an exterior surface of the catheter wall, wherein the at least one optical fiber comprising at least one blood gas parameter sensor configured to detect the at least one blood gas parameter.
A method for providing a catheter configured to detect at least one blood gas parameter present in blood in a blood vessel of a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a catheter wall forming at least one lumen configured for catherization;
- providing at least one optical fiber incorporated on an exterior surface of the catheter wall, wherein the at least one optical fiber comprising at least one blood gas parameter sensor configured to detect the at least one blood gas parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.