Gel-filled blood pressure transducer
US4920972A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B10/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reusable pressure transducer for use with a detachable dome. The pressure transducer includes a body having a recess with an opening covered by a flexible diaphragm. The body has a hole opposite the flexible diaphragm and a sensor placed over the hole. A dielectric gel fills the recess to transmit to the sensor variations in pressure imparted to the diaphragm.
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