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Pressure transducer apparatus with disposable dome

  • US 6,117,086 A
  • Filed: 04/18/1997
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disposable dome for use in combination with a reusable sensor to form a reusable transducer assembly for measuring pressure in a fluid line coupled to a catheter inserted into a living body for making direct pressure measurements in areas within the body of medical interest, said disposable dome including a fastener arranged to releasably engage a complementary surface on the reusable sensor and discardable after a single use, said dome including an electrically and biologically isolating coupling media shaped in conjunction with the dome to form a straight through fluid filling path, and wherein said media transmits hydraulic pressure signals from a fluid-filled chamber in said dome to the reusable sensor.

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