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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PRESSURE INSIDE A FLUID SYSTEM

  • US 20100024561A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2009
  • Published: 02/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining fluid pressure inside a vessel without compromising the integrity of the vessel, comprising the steps of:

  • positioning a sensor in operative communication with the external wall of the vessel such that expansion of the external wall of the vessel exerts a force against the sensor that is directed substantially radially outward with respect to the vessel;

    causing a substantially radially inward force to be directed against the sensor in response to the substantially radially outward force exerted by the external vessel wall; and

    using the sensor to detect the magnitude of the substantially radially outward force.

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