NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF CARDIAC OUTPUT

摘要

A device for positioning/retaining a transducer relative to a body characterised in that it comprises a supporting member for placement on the body, connected thereto one end of a flexible and elongate arm, which has a mount for the transducer at or near the remote end thereof, and means for locking the arm in a fixed position relative to the body is disclosed. Also disclosed are an apparatus for monitoring aortic blood velocity and derived parameters by Dappler ultrasound and, optionally, ECG comprising such a device and that use of such an apparatus.