title: Construction of hydraulic cuff occluders for blood vessels.
abstract: This report describes the construction technique for a simple and inexpensive cuff occluder for various size blood vessels. The occluder is made from polyvinyl chloride tubing and consist of two main parts, the balloon and catheter section, and the reinforcing back section. The occluders have functioned reliably in chronic dog preparations for up to 3 mo.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D004285:Dogs; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D011145:Polyvinyls
chemical_list: D011145:Polyvinyls; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride