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 |
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.
|