Cardiac prosthesis having integral blood pressure sensor
US4781715A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/894
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integral blood pressure sensor for a cardiac prosthesis of the type having a fluid chamber and a blood chamber separated by a flexible diaphragm which is actuated by a drive fluid pulsatingly supplied to the fluid chamber for pumping blood from the blood chamber. The blood pressure sensor includes at least one transducer integral with a wall of the blood chamber and in pressure-sensing relation to the interior of the chamber. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing a cardiac prosthesis having an integral blood pressure sensor.
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