Micro blood pressure sensor and measuring instrument using same
First Claim
1. Blood pressure microsensor comprising means of holding and positioning a chip of piezoresistive material (10) on the inside face of a practitioner'"'"'s finger, the chip dimensions being smaller than the diameter of the artery in which the pressure is to be measured, the microsensor also comprising means of transmitting the electrical signal output (12) by the piezoresistive chip in response to a pressure applied to the chip (10).
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The invention relates to a blood pressure microsensor comprising means of holding and positioning a chip of piezoresistive material (10) on the inside face of a practitioner'"'"'s finger, the chip dimensions being smaller than the diameter of the artery in which the pressure is to be measured, the microsensor also comprising means of transmitting the electrical signal output (12) by the piezoresistive chip in response to a pressure applied to the chip (10). It also relates to an arterial stiffness measurement apparatus using such microsensors.
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- 1. Blood pressure microsensor comprising means of holding and positioning a chip of piezoresistive material (10) on the inside face of a practitioner'"'"'s finger, the chip dimensions being smaller than the diameter of the artery in which the pressure is to be measured, the microsensor also comprising means of transmitting the electrical signal output (12) by the piezoresistive chip in response to a pressure applied to the chip (10).
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