Planar transducer for measuring biomedical pressures
US6636760B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L11/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A planar pressure transducer is disclosed which is useful for interposing between living tissue and a medical device that applies pressure to the tissue in order to estimate the pressure applied to a selected area of the tissue. The planar pressure transducer comprises a pair of opposed plates between which the proximal ends of optical fibers and a deformable polymer structure are disposed. When the plates are subjected to a pressure acting normally to the plane of the plates an optical signal is obtained via the distal ends of the fibers and related to the pressure acting on the plates.
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