Remote pressure sensing system and method thereof
US8702620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monitoring system and method for use with a body of a subject. The system comprises a medical device, having a portion thereof configured to be placed inside the subject's body, said portion of the medical device being configured to be propelled by fluid pressure through a body lumen; at least two pressure sensors accommodated remotely from the subject's body at two different spaced-apart positions outside the subject's body and configured and operable to detect pressure at the two spaced-apart remote positions; said at least two pressure sensors being in fluid communication with at least one site inside the subject's body, a relation between the pressure at said at least one site and the pressures at said two spaced-apart remote positions being thereby indicative of the fluid pressure at said at least one site.
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