US 11,994,460 B2
Methods and devices for monitoring blood
Andrea Galavotti, Mirandola (IT); Gabriele Tommasi, Cavezzo (IT); Giampaolo Simonini, Reggio nell'Emilia (IT); Marco Luppi, Cavezzo (IT); Andrea Zaniboni, San Martino Spino (IT); and Paola Capriati, Mirandola (IT)
Assigned to Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan (IT)
Filed by Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan (IT)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,620.
Application 17/545,620 is a continuation of application No. 16/309,065, granted, now 11,226,282, previously published as PCT/IB2016/053520, filed on Jun. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0099560 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 21/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 21/0303 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14557 (2013.01); G01N 21/645 (2013.01); A61B 5/150992 (2013.01); G01N 2021/0367 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6432 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6482 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cuvette comprising:
a cuvette body having a first end, a second end, an aperture positioned between the first end and the second end, and a central bore extending from the first end to the second end to permit blood flow therethrough, wherein the aperture extends through a side wall of the cuvette body; and
a sensor window formed separate from the cuvette body and thereafter being positioned within the aperture of the cuvette body, the sensor window providing visual and/or sensor access to blood within the central bore while preventing blood flow through the aperture;
wherein the sensor window includes a fluorescent coating sensitive to blood oxygen partial pressures.