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US 2026/0248484 A1Published application
Cardiac Output Measuring Device and A Method of Measuring Cardiac Output
AssigneeAequenimitas Enterprises, LLC
InventorJames W. Hansen
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Abstract
A cardiac output measuring device includes a catheter, with an imaging sensor and a flow sensor on the catheter. The catheter has a distal end and a proximal end. The imaging sensor is positioned at the distal end and measures a cross-sectional area of a measurement location. The flow sensor is adjacent to the imaging sensor and measures a velocity of a fluid passing through the measurement location.
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A cardiac output measuring device, comprising:
- a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end;
- an imaging sensor positioned at the distal end and measuring a cross-sectional area of a measurement location;
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- a flow sensor adjacent to the imaging sensor and measuring a velocity of a fluid passing through the measurement location.
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A method of measuring cardiac output comprising:
- positioning a catheter in a heart;
- measuring a cross-sectional area of a measurement location in the heart to capture a cross-sectional area measurement;
- measuring a velocity of a fluid passing through the measurement location to capture a flow measurement;
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- calculating a cardiac output based on the cross-sectional area measurement and the flow measurement.
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A cardiac output measuring system comprising:
- a cardiac output measuring device including a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, an imaging sensor positioned at the distal end and measuring a cross-sectional area of a measurement location to capture a cross-sectional area measurement, and a flow sensor adjacent to the imaging sensor and measuring a velocity of a fluid passing through the measurement location to capture a flow measurement;
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- a console connected to the cardiac output measuring device and receiving the cross-sectional area measurement and the flow measurement from the cardiac output measuring device.
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