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Capillary fragility testing apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-19
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Granted: 1966-12-13
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Expires: 1983-07-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Nubar A Karakashian

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 09:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/44; A61B5/441

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
APPARATUS FOR TESTING CAPILLARY FRAGILITY COMPRISING A BASE, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON SAID BASE, A CONSTANTLY, ROTATABLE VACUUM PUMP PROVIDING A CONTINUAL STEADY VACUUM WHEN SAID PUMP IS RUNNING, SAID PUMP BEING MOUNTED ON SAID BASE AND CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR, A SWITCH TO CONTROL SAID MOTOR, A SUCTION SIDE ON SAID PUMP, A T ON AND OPENING INTO SAID SUCTION SIDE, SAID T HAVING CONNECTED THERETO (A), A VACUUM GAUGE TO DIRECTLY READ THE DEGREE OF VACUUM IN SAID SUCTION SIDE, (B) A BLEEDER LINE EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE BLEEDER VALVE TO SELECTIVELY ADMIT DIFFERENT FLOWS OF AIR FROM THE ATMOSPHERE TO SAID SUCTION SIDE TO CONTROL THE DEGREE OF VACUUM, AND (C) AN OPERATING LINE CONNECTED TO A FLEXIBLE TUBE, SAID FLEXIBLE TUBE BEING CONNECTING TO AND OPENING INTO A VACUUM CUP, SAID VACUUM CUP HAVING AN OPEN FACE ADAPTED TO BE PLACED AGAINST A HAIRLESS AREA OF SKIN OF A PATIENT IN A SEALING RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
APPARATUS FOR TESTING CAPILLARY FRAGILITY COMPRISING A BASE, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON SAID BASE, A CONSTANTLY, ROTATABLE VACUUM PUMP PROVIDING A CONTINUAL STEADY VACUUM WHEN SAID PUMP IS RUNNING, SAID PUMP BEING MOUNTED ON SAID BASE AND CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR, A SWITCH TO CONTROL SAID MOTOR, A SUCTION SIDE ON SAID PUMP, A T ON AND OPENING INTO SAID SUCTION SIDE, SAID T HAVING CONNECTED THERETO (A), A VACUUM GAUGE TO DIRECTLY READ THE DEGREE OF VACUUM IN SAID SUCTION SIDE, (B) A BLEEDER LINE EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE BLEEDER VALVE TO SELECTIVELY ADMIT DIFFERENT FLOWS OF AIR FROM THE ATMOSPHERE TO SAID SUCTION SIDE TO CONTROL THE DEGREE OF VACUUM, AND (C) AN OPERATING LINE CONNECTED TO A FLEXIBLE TUBE, SAID FLEXIBLE TUBE BEING CONNECTING TO AND OPENING INTO A VACUUM CUP, SAID VACUUM CUP HAVING AN OPEN FACE ADAPTED TO BE PLACED AGAINST A HAIRLESS AREA OF SKIN OF A PATIENT IN A SEALING RELATIONSHIP.

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