Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring urinary catheter
AssigneeWolfe Tory Medical, Inc.
InventorsMichael Sugrue, Zsolt Balogh
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Abstract
A urinary catheter apparatus for measuring the internal pressure of a human or other mammal comprising an elongated urinary catheter having at least two lumen extending longitudinally there-through, at least one channel where the wall is composed of a material being substantially impermeable to liquid, where the interior of the catheter allows the transmission of change of pressure through lumen via a pressure transmitting medium, and pressure sensor means for measuring the pressure of pressure transmitting medium.
Claims10
A urinary catheter apparatus for measuring the internal pressure of a human or other mammal using:
- an elongated urinary catheter having at least two lumen extending longitudinally there-through, a least one channel where the wall is composed of a material being substantially impermeable to liquid and where the interior of the catheter allows the transmission of change of pressure through said lumen via a pressure transmitting medium;
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- pressure sensor means for measuring the pressure of said pressure transmitting medium.
In the case of the intra-abdominal pressure measuring urinary catheter, the connections may be made of different materials, silicone, PVC or other material consistent with standard medical equipment.
An intra-abdominal pressure-measuring catheter as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.