Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Patent
1996-09-03
1999-11-16
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
600591, 600585, A61B 5103, A61B 5117
Patent
active
059848790
ABSTRACT:
A pressure catheter for monitoring changes in pressure within the body is comprised of an outer hollow tube containing a fluid channel and a closed air column having a pressure-compliant member which is deformable upon an increase in pressure. A change in pressure deforms the pressure-compliant member, which modifies the pressure in the air column, and is translated to a pressure sensor which converts the pressure change data to an electrical signal recognizable by a fetal monitor. The pressure catheter of the present invention is particularly suitable for intrauterine pressure monitoring during labor.
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Cutler Christopher A.
Smith Steven R.
Wallace W. Dean
Apley Richard J.
Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc.
Yu Justine R.
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