Catheter tip pressure transducer
CA 1252556 A · Owner: Sentron V.O.F. · Inventors: Leuveld, Jozef G.M.; Ligtenberg, Hendrikus C.G.
Overview
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A catheter tip pressure transducer is employed for purposes of measuring fluid pressure within a living body. This includes a tubular housing having a pressure inlet aperture therein. A semiconductor block is carried within the housing and has first and second oppositely facing surfaces, one of which faces the inlet aperture and the other faces in the opposite direction. One of the surfaces has a recess formed therein of such a depth to define an elongated rectangular shaped membrane. A pair of elongated grooves are formed in the nonrecessed surface of the semiconductor block. These grooves are in registry with and straddle the longitudinal side edges of the membrane and define therebetween …
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- Granted April 11, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 11, 2006.
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