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Hematocrit measuring instrument
Assignee: Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc
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Filing: 1982-08-10
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Granted: 1984-11-20
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Expires: 2002-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A hematocrit measuring instrument of the type which determines hematocrit of blood from the electrical resistivity of the blood is provided with a blood resistivity measurement device, an ultrafilter for filtering a part of the plasma from the blood, a filtrate resistivity measurement device for measuring the resistivity of the filtrate from the ultrafilter and an arithmetic circuit for calculating the hematocrit of the blood from the resistivities of the blood and the filtrate. The hematocrit measuring instrument is connected into a circulatory path for the blood outside of the patient's body and continuously measures the hematocrit of the blood from the resistivity of the blood and the resistivity of the filtrate from the ultrafilter.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshikazu Ishihara
- 👤 Hazime Inagaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 22:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/483; G01N33/487; G01N33/49; A; A61; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3607; A61M1/3609; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3623; A61M1/3669
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A hematocrit measuring instrument wherein hematocrit is derived from the electrical resistivity of the blood comprising a blood resistivity measurement device, an ultrafilter for filtering a part of the plasma of the blood, a filtrate resistivity measurement device for measuring the resistivity of the filtrate from the ultrafilter and an arithmetic circuit for calculating the hematocrit of the blood from the resistivities of the blood and the filtrate, the hematocrit measuring instrument being connected into a circulatory path for the blood outside the patient's body for continuous measurement of hematocrit from the resistivities of the blood and the filtrate from the ultrafilter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A hematocrit measuring instrument wherein hematocrit is derived from the electrical resistivity of the blood comprising a blood resistivity measurement device, an ultrafilter for filtering a part of the plasma of the blood, a filtrate resistivity measurement device for measuring the resistivity of the filtrate from the ultrafilter and an arithmetic circuit for calculating the hematocrit of the blood from the resistivities of the blood and the filtrate, the hematocrit measuring instrument being connected into a circulatory path for the blood outside the patient's body for continuous measurement of hematocrit from the resistivities of the blood and the filtrate from the ultrafilter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A hematocrit measuring instrument as claimed in claim 1 wherein the arithmetic circuit includes arithmetic circuitry capable of deriving the hematocrit H t from the electrical resistivity of the blood ρ b and the electrical resistivity of the filtrate ρ p in accordance with the formula: H.sub.t =K.sub.1 ln(ρ.sub.b /ρ.sub.p) where K 1 is a constant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A hematocrit measuring instrument as claimed in claim 1 wherein the arithmetic circuit includes arithmetic circuitry capable of deriving the hematocrit H t from the electrical resistivity of the blood ρ b and the electrical resistivity of the filtrate ρ p in accordance with the formula: ##EQU5## where K 1 is a constant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A hematocrit measuring instrument according to claim 1, further comprising a means for sensing the temperature of the blood, a means for sensing the temperature of the filtrate and a means for adjusting the measured resistivities of the blood and the filtrate in response to the temperatures of the blood and the filtrate.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-11-20 | 1988-05-21 | 1988-11-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-11-20 | 1992-05-21 | 1992-11-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-11-20 | 1996-05-21 | 1996-11-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |