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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5558638 | Patient monitor and support system A system for monitoring the health and medical requirements of a plurality of patients located at remote sites and providing these requirements to a care center. At the patient site, there is a base unit, which can be connected to a number of sensors and/... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5224926 | Transvivo plasma extraction catheter device A device for being implanted in a blood vessel for carrying out continuous in vivo plasma separation comprises an elongated, axial header and at least one elongated microporous fiber having a hollow interior, said fiber being dimensioned to be received wi... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5218972 | Biomedical force measuring apparatus A force transducer usable tokodynamometer for measuring intrauterine pressure and motion, and for measuring other force exerted by human body or other organisms. The tokodynamometer has a cavity filled with an incompressible fluid and closed by a flexible... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5190048 | Thermistor airflow sensor assembly A thermistor airflow sensor assembly adapted to be mounted adjacent the mouth and nose of a patient for monitoring the breathing of the patient, with the assembly comprising thin, flexible, resilient layers of film adhesively secured to each other to form... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5183483 | Pneumatic circuit control for pressure swing adsorption systems A pneumatic control circuit for a pressure adsorption swing system having two three-way valves which are connected at one end to a compressor and at a second end to first and second molecular sieves respectively. The three-way valves and the compressor ar... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5182707 | Apparatus for recording reagent test strip data by comparison to color lights on a reference panel An apparatus for recording analysis of a reagent test strip having a plurality of color blocks for testing different constituents of a fluid, comprises a reference panel having a plurality of visually distinguishable and calibrated color areas or spots, a... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5152743 | Apparatus and method for selective separation of blood cholesterol Selective separation of blood cholesterol by cascade filtration. An in vivo filter is implanted within a blood vessel to separate plasma from blood, and the separated plasma is removed to an extracorporeal secondary filter which removes low density lipopr... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5117819 | Nasal positive pressure device A device treats sleep apnea by supplying pressurized air to the nasal passages of a user through a connection device connected to said control device through a hose. The device includes a blower which pressurizes air and which supplies the pressurized air... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4950224 | Apparatus and method for in vivo plasma separation An apparatus for the continuous in vivo separation of plasma from other blood components comprising a bundle of microporous hollow fibers inserted into the vena cava. The fibers are sized to permit diffusion of plasma through the fiber pores but not cellu... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4713558 | Patient monitor for providing respiration and electrocardiogram signals The patient monitor includes a patient unit having a probe connected to receive a carrier signal, which probe is adapted for connection to the body of a patient to be monitored. The carrier signal is passed through the patient's body and modulated in acco... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4506678 | Patient monitor for providing respiration and electrocardiogram signals The patient monitor includes a patient unit having a probe connected to receive a carrier signal, which probe is adapted for connection to the body of a patient to be monitored. The carrier signal is passed through the patient's body and modulated in acco... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4475558 | System for providing short-term event data and long-term trend data The system comprises first and second input circuits for receiving first and second parameter signals, respectively, from a patient monitor and producing first and second data signals. The first and second signals may be ECG and respiration signals, respe... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4462409 | Pressure transducer dome A pressure transducer for use in a direct blood pressure measuring system includes a domed portion which is connected to a line interposed in a patient's blood supply system. A sterile solution serves to interface the patient's blood system and the pressu... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4331161 | Patient sensor continuity detector A device detects a discontinuity in the communication of a sensor with a patient by detecting separation of the sensor from the patient. An alarm responds to the detected separation of the sensor from the patient to signal the discontinuity in the sensor ... | 05/25/1982 |
