Central venous oxygen saturation measurement

Details Central venous oxygen saturation measurement Central venous oxygen saturation measurement

A - Human Necessities

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B

A61B 5/1459 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2202038

An apparatus (10) and method for measurement of oxygen saturation of venous blood for use with a central venous catheter (60) are described. The apparatus (10) includes a fiber optic bundle (12) having a distal end (14) and a proximal end (16). The fiber optic bundle (12) further includes afferent and efferent light-conducting fibers (18) for sending signals and receiving signals for generating oxygen saturation measurements. A sheath (28) is disposed about the fiber optic bundle (12) for encapsulating and protecting the fiber optic bundle (12) and exposing the distal end (14) of the fiber optic bundle (12). The apparatus (10) includes a locking device (30) for locking the fiber optic bundle (12) relative to a catheter (11) into which the fiber optic bundle (12) is inserted to fix the relative relationship between the fiber optic bundle (12) and the catheter (11) when disposed in situ during an oxygen saturation measurement procedure.

Un appareil (10) et un procédé, concernant la mesure de la saturation du sang veineux en oxygène, s'utilisent avec un cathéter (60) de veine centrale. L'appareil (10) comprend un faisceau de fibres optiques (12) doté d'extrémités distale (14) et proximale (16) et de fibres (18) conductrices de lumière afférentes et efférentes permettant d'envoyer et recevoir des signaux pour obtenir des mesures de saturation en oxygène. Un manchon (28) est disposé autour du faisceau (12) de fibres optiques pour l'enrober et le protéger tout en exposant l'extrémité distale (14) dudit faisceau (12). Cet appareil (10) comporte un dispositif de verrouillage (30) du faisceau (12) de fibres optiques par rapport à un cathéter (11) dans lequel on insère ce faisceau (12), ce qui permet de fixer les positions relatives de ces deux éléments quand on les dispose in situ pendant une procédure de mesure de saturation en oxygène.

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