Two-part medical pressure transducer with diaphragm stand-offs
First Claim
1. A medical pressure transducer disposable dome for use with a reusable component having a pressure sensor and diaphragm in pressure communication with said sensor and having at least one channel member disposed to one side of said reusable component diaphragm, the disposable dome comprising:
- a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient;
a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path; and
at least one mounting wing having a free end disposed to extend laterally outwardly from the dome to one side of the dome diaphragm and being configured to slidably engage into said reusable component channel without substantial rotation of the dome relative to said reusable component wherein to bring the dome diaphragm into confronting relationship with said reusable component diaphragm upon sliding the dome wing into said channel, the disposable dome further comprising stand-off means associated with the dome wing for maintaining sufficient separation between the dome diaphragm and said reusable component diaphragm as the dome wing is slid into said channel.
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Abstract
A medical pressure transducer includes a reusable component with channels to either side of a reusable diaphragm, and a disposable dome with mounting wings to either side of a disposable diaphragm and slidably receivable in the channels to mount the dome with the diaphragms in confronting relationship. Stand-off bumps are provided on the wings which cooperate with support surfaces on the reusable component in the channel to keep the dome and reusable diaphragms sufficiently spaced apart as to minimize deleterious wear thereon when the dome and reusable component are put together and/or taken apart. Dimples may be provided in the support surface to receive the bumps when the diaphragms are in confronting relationship and no longer need to be spaced sufficiently apart. Camming ramps are provided in the channels and on the wings by which to drive the dome diaphragm into the reusable diaphragm.
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42 Claims
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1. A medical pressure transducer disposable dome for use with a reusable component having a pressure sensor and diaphragm in pressure communication with said sensor and having at least one channel member disposed to one side of said reusable component diaphragm, the disposable dome comprising:
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a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient; a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path; and at least one mounting wing having a free end disposed to extend laterally outwardly from the dome to one side of the dome diaphragm and being configured to slidably engage into said reusable component channel without substantial rotation of the dome relative to said reusable component wherein to bring the dome diaphragm into confronting relationship with said reusable component diaphragm upon sliding the dome wing into said channel, the disposable dome further comprising stand-off means associated with the dome wing for maintaining sufficient separation between the dome diaphragm and said reusable component diaphragm as the dome wing is slid into said channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical pressure transducer disposable dome comprising:
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a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient; a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path; a pair of mounting wings extending laterally outwardly from the dome to opposite sides of the diaphragm; and a plurality of spacing bumps carried on the undersides of the mounting wings. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A medical pressure transducer disposable dome for use with a reusable component having a pressure sensor and diaphragm in pressure communication with said sensor and having at least one channel member, the disposable dome comprising:
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a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient; a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path; and at least one mounting wing having a free end extending laterally outwardly from the dome and being configured to slidably engage into said reusable component channel wherein to bring the dome diaphragm into confronting relationship with said reusable component diaphragm upon sliding the dome wing into said channel, the disposable dome further comprising a rigid projection situated to maintain separation between the dome diaphragm and said reusable component diaphragm as the dome wing is slid into said channel. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A medical pressure transducer disposable dome for use with a reusable component having a pressure sensor and diaphragm in pressure communication with said sensor and having at least one channel member, the disposable dome comprising:
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a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient; a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path; and at least one mounting wing being configured to slidably engage into said reusable component channel whereby to bring the dome diaphragm into confronting relationship with said reusable component diaphragm upon sliding the dome wing into said channel, the disposable dome further comprising a rigid projection situated to maintain separation between the dome diaphragm and said reusable component diaphragm as the dome wing is slid into said channel, the mounting wing and projection extending in perpendicular directions relative one another.
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14. A medical pressure transducer comprising:
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a reusable component having a pressure sensor and a diaphragm in pressure communication with the sensor, the reusable component further having at least one channel member; and a disposable dome having a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient, a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path, and at least one mounting wing, the mounting wing and channel member being configured to slidably engage together without relative rotation between the dome and the reusable component wherein to bring the dome diaphragm into confronting relationship with the reusable component diaphragm upon sliding the dome wing into the channel, the disposable dome further comprising stand-off means associated with the dome wing for maintaining separation between the dome diaphragm and the reusable component diaphragm as the dome wing is slid into the channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A medical pressure transducer comprising:
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a reusable component having a pressure sensor and a diaphragm in pressure communication with the sensor, the reusable component further having at least one channel member; and a disposable dome component having a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient, a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path, and at least one mounting wing, the mounting wing and channel member being configured to slidably engage together without relative rotation between the dome and the reusable components wherein to bring the dome diaphragm into confronting relationship with the reusable component diaphragm upon sliding the dome wing into the channel; the reusable component and disposable dome component including cooperating means for maintaining separation between the dome diaphragm and the reusable component diaphragm as the dome wing is slid into the channel and for situating the dome diaphragm against the reusable component diaphragm as the diaphragms are slid into confronting relationship. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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- 37. A reusable medical pressure transducer component having a pressure sensor and a diaphragm in pressure communication with the sensor, the reusable component further having at least one channel member disposed to one side of the reusable component diaphragm and recess means for receiving a stand-off projection of a disposable dome when a diaphragm of said dome is in confronting relationship to the reusable component diaphragm.
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41. A method of mounting a disposable dome to a reusable sensor wherein the dome includes a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a patient and a diaphragm coupled to the fluid path and the reusable sensor includes a diaphragm in pressure communication therewith, the method comprising:
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with the diaphragms spaced apart, sliding the dome and sensor relative to one another along a generally straight line from a position where the diaphragms are not in confronting relationship towards a substantially full confronting relationship; continuing to slide the dome and sensor relative to one another along the generally straight line so as to bring the diaphragms into substantially full confronting relationship; and causing the diaphragms to be in contact with one another when in the substantially full confronting relationship. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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Specification