Pressure measurement devices, methods, and systems
US10345175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L9/006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pressure measurement pod for blood circuits can include a flexible, moveable, fluid-impermeable diaphragm and can be formed via either a one-shot or a two-shot molding process. A method of manufacturing a pressure measuring device can include providing first and second major mold parts having recesses defining major parts of a housing, and inserting pins in the first and second major mold parts, the pins being shaped to define a flow channel of a molded pressure measuring pod. One of the pins may have a major face that defines an internal surface of a diaphragm. The method may further include closing the first and second major mold parts with the pins therebetween and injection molding a pressure pod housing. Finally, the pressure pod is removed from the mold parts and the pins are withdrawn from the flow channel.
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