METHOD OF MONITORING CONJUNCTIVAL SYSTEMIC PARAMETERS

摘要

The method of non-invasively measuring multiple systemic and tissue parameters from the conjunctiva can be applied to neonates and adults, with minimal risk of discomfort or damage to a patient's eye. The method involves providing a tissue parameter catheter sensor (10) for sensing one or more parameters of a patient's tissue, inserting the distal portion (14) of the tissue parameter catheter sensor in the fornix of a patient's eye (22) in immediate contact with the conjuctiva of the patient's eye (26), receiving the signal indicative of one or more parameters, and displaying an indication of one or more of the parameters (30) based upon a signal from the tissue parameter catheter sensor. The tissue parameter catheter sensor includes multiple individual sensors for monitoring parameters of a patient's tissue, such as tissue pH, and tissue levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide.