Abstract:
In accordance with the principles for transcutaneous measurement of a blood parameter, such as the partial pressure of a blood gas, an electrochemical measuring electrode device (1) is applied to the skin surface (2) of a person. The electrode device comprises a body (10), e.g. a thick film substrate, which is thermostated to a predetermined temperature and, furthermore, includes sensor means (11) together with a membrane (14) confining an electrolyte solution within an electrolyte reservoir (15). Furthermore, the electrode device includes a jacket comprising an annular metallic body (16), a metallic body (4) and a thick film substrate (8) which is thermostated to the same temperature as the body (10) of the electrode device. When the body is brought into contact with the skin surface, an annular surface part of the jacket is also brought into contact with the skin surface so that a virtual heating jacket is established in the skin beneath the annular surface part so as to substantially direct all heat flow from the body to tissue directly beneath the skin surface. By measuring the power supplied for thermostating the body to the predetermined temperature, the local capillary blood flow in the tissue (2) beneath the skin is measured, and the blood parameter in question is measured by means of the sensor means (11). In an alternative operational mode, the electrode device is adapted to measure deep body temperature by thermostating the jacket to a temperature so that the temperature registered by a temperature sensor of the body and the temperature registered by a temperature sensor of the jacket are identical to one another and, consequently, identical to the deep body temperature.
Abstract:
An electrode device for electrochemical measurement of the concentration of the partial pressure of a gas in a liquid or a gas mixture; comprises a measuring surface constituted by or comprising the sensitive part (4) of a measuring electrode and a membrane (6). placed in front of the measuring surface and delimiting a volume of electrolyte solution (5) which is in contact with the measuring electrode. The membrane is permeable to thegas to be determined, and a given distance is obtained and maintained between the measuring surface and the membrane by means of particles (7). When assembling the electrode device, a dispersion of the particles in the electrolyte to be incorporated in the electrode device is applied on the measuring surface and/or the membrane in excess, and the electrode device is assembled, whereby excess dispersion is pressed out. The dispersion of the particles in the electrolyte is gelled so that it is stable. By using particles for obtaining and maintaining the distance between the measuring surface and the membrane, it is possible to obtain very small distances between the measuring surface and the membrane, and the thickness of thin electrolyte layers is easy to control using particles, thus reducing the response time of the electrode. Furthermore, the thickness of the electrolyte layer is adjusted automatically when assembling the electrode device and the membrane between which a dispersion of particles is placed.
Abstract:
In accordance with the principles for transcutaneous measurement of a blood parameter, such as the partial pressure of a blood gas, an electrochemical measuring electrode device (1) is applied to the skin surface (2) of a person. The electrode device comprises a body (10), e.g. a thick film substrate, which is thermostated to a predetermined temperature and, furthermore, includes sensor means (11) together with a membrane (14) confining an electrolyte solution within an electrolyte reservoir (15). Furthermore, the electrode device includes a jacket comprising an annular metallic body (16), a metallic body (4) and a thick film substrate (8) which is thermostated to the same temperature as the body (10) of the electrode device. When the body is brought into contact with the skin surface, an annular surface part of the jacket is also brought into contact with the skin surface so that a virtual heating jacket is established in the skin beneath the annular surface part so as to substantially direct all heat flow from the body to tissue directly beneath the skin surface. By measuring the power supplied for thermostating the body to the predetermined temperature, the local capillary blood flow in the tissue (2) beneath the skin is measured, and the blood parameter in question is measured by means of the sensor means (11). In an alternative operational mode, the electrode device is adapted to measure deep body temperature by thermostating the jacket to a temperature so that the temperature registered by a temperature sensor of the body and the temperature registered by a temperature sensor of the jacket are identical to one another and, consequently, identical to the deep body temperature.
Abstract:
An electrode device for electrochemical measurement of the concentration of the partial pressure of a gas in a liquid or a gas mixture; comprises a measuring surface constituted by or comprising the sensitive part (4) of a measuring electrode and a membrane (6). placed in front of the measuring surface and delimiting a volume of electrolyte solution (5) which is in contact with the measuring electrode. The membrane is permeable to thegas to be determined, and a given distance is obtained and maintained between the measuring surface and the membrane by means of particles (7). When assembling the electrode device, a dispersion of the particles in the electrolyte to be incorporated in the electrode device is applied on the measuring surface and/or the membrane in excess, and the electrode device is assembled, whereby excess dispersion is pressed out. The dispersion of the particles in the electrolyte is gelled so that it is stable. By using particles for obtaining and maintaining the distance between the measuring surface and the membrane, it is possible to obtain very small distances between the measuring surface and the membrane, and the thickness of thin electrolyte layers is easy to control using particles, thus reducing the response time of the electrode. Furthermore, the thickness of the electrolyte layer is adjusted automatically when assembling the electrode device and the membrane between which a dispersion of particles is placed.