Fiber-optic transducer apparatus
CA 1237914 A · Owner: Camino Laboratories, Inc. · Inventors: Knute, Wallace L.; Bailey, Wilber H.
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A fiber-optic transducer apparatus and a, related method of manufacturing it for particular use in, medical applications such as invasive blood pressure and body temperature measurement. The apparatus includes a catheter comprised of a sheath and an enclosed first set of optical fibers for transmitting a light beam to and from the remote end of the catheter, where a transducer modulates it in accordance with the variable to be measured, e.g. blood pressure. A photosensor located at the near end of the catheter measures the modulated intensity of the returned beam, to produce a corresponding measurement signal. The catheter is further comprised of a second set of optical fibers located …
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- Granted June 14, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 14, 2005.
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