Inverted sensor module
US6918873B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/418
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inverted sensor module for sensing physical and chemical fluid characteristics in a vessel in a living body. The inverted sensor module includes an inverted sensor bonded to a hollow carrier so that sensing occurs in the lumen of the inverted sensor module. An inverted sensor module comprising one or more inverted sensors is implantable and allows fluid to flow through, thereby allowing for measurements of acute and chronic conditions. The inverted sensor module may be used in series with other inverted sensor modules to assess trends such as pressure gradients along a bloodstream.
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