Abstract: A sound pickup switching system for an electric string instrument which has at least two pickup coils and a multi-position selector switch, includes a switch matrix with a plurality of switches in it connected to the pickup coils. The switch matrix electrically interconnects the pickup coils in predetermined combinations of series, parallel, in-phase, or out-of-phase arrangements. A relay driver is coupled to the switch matrix to operate the switches under control of outputs from a table memory coupled with the relay driver. User input controls are coupled with the table memory for entering and storing groups of user selected switch combinations in the table memory; and connections are made between the selector switch on the string instrument and the table memory for enabling the table memory to cause the relay driver to operate predetermined combinations of switches in the switch matrix corresponding to different positions of the selector switch on the electric string instrument.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring body-function parameters including bloodflow, intracranial pressure and blood pressure during cranial observation of an individual wherein different pharmacological agents are added to an intravenous fluid to compensate for changes in the parameters.

Abstract: An intracranial probe to monitor both intracranial pressure and blood flow by thermal diffusion and hydrogen clearance techniques. The probe includes a casing or housing having internal bore which houses a reciprocal piston. The casing is provided with pressure port for commuting pressure to a remote pressure monitor. A pair of platinum or platinum alloy plates are associated with the two terminal integrated circuit which produces an output current proportional to the absolute temperature of the probe contact plate with which temperature transducer is associated. One temperature transducer monitors the temperature of the cold plate of the probe and the other monitors that of the hot plate. The signals are processed at a differentially amplified and fed to a monitor. In addition, the current generated by the platinum contact plates provides an input to a hydrogen clearance monitor to simultaneously determine blood flow by this technique.

Abstract: A blood-flow probe utilizing two-terminal integrated circuit temperature transducers each of which produces an output current proportional to the absolute temperature of the probe contact plate with which the temperature transducer is associated. One such temperature transducer monitors the temperature of the cold plate of the probe. The other temperature transducer monitors that of the hot plate. Each transducer output signal is carried from the probe so that the temperature of the hot plate and of the cold plate may be independently measured. The hot plate temperature is monitored and maintained at a safe level so as not to endanger the patient by causing tissue damage.