Probe coupler assembly
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorChun Kee Lui
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Abstract
An assembly for joining two vessel segments of a patient includes a coupler formed of adjoining coupler halves. Each coupler half includes an aperture for receiving an end of one of the vessel segments. One of the coupler halves includes a connector element configured for connection to the other coupler half. The vessel segments are alignable in the respective coupler halves such that a path for fluid flow is formed therebetween upon connection of the coupler halves. A probe is aligned in engagement with a coupler half for generating a signal corresponding to fluid flow through the path.
Claims11
An assembly for joining two vessel segments of a patient, comprising:
- a coupler comprising adjoining coupler halves, each of said coupler halves comprising an aperture for receiving an end of one of said vessel segments, one of said coupler halves comprising a connector element sized and shaped for connection to the other coupler half, said vessel segments alignable in said respective coupler halves such that a path for fluid flow is formed therebetween upon connection of said coupler halves;
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- a cuff having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, said large diameter portion positioned over at least a portion of each of said coupler halves, said small diameter portion positioned such that one of said vessel segments extends therethrough when said vessel segments are aligned in said respective coupler halves, said cuff further comprising a probe positioned at said small diameter portion, said probe positioned within said cuff such that a signal is receivable therein corresponding to fluid flow through said one vessel segment.
An assembly for joining two vessel segments of a patient, comprising:
- a coupler comprising adjoining coupler halves, each of said coupler halves comprising an aperture for receiving an end of one of said vessel segments, one of said coupler halves comprising a connector element sized and shaped for connection to the other coupler half, said vessel segments alignable in said respective coupler halves such that a path for fluid flow is formed therebetween upon connection of said coupler halves;
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- a cuff having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, said large diameter portion positioned over at least a portion of said coupler, said small diameter portion positioned over one of said vessel segments, said cuff further comprising a probe positioned at said small diameter portion, said probe positioned within said cuff such that a signal is receivable therein corresponding to fluid flow through said one vessel segment, wherein a wall of said cuff has a slit formed therethrough in a manner such that said cuff may be pivoted to an open position to facilitate positioning of said cuff around said coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.