Catheter pressure transducer with pressure sensing module
First Claim
1. A catheter pressure transducer for insertion into a living body, said catheter pressure transducer comprising:
- a catheter body having an internal lumen and an opening formed through sidewalls of the catheter body for providing access to a reference pressure within the internal lumen;
a tube having an open channel and an opening formed through sidewalls of the tube for providing access to the open channel, wherein said tube is inserted within and extending along al least a portion of the internal lumen; and
a pressure sensor module comprising a carrier having a generally curved surface with an opening formed there through and a pressure sensor coupled to the carrier, wherein a sensing side of the pressure sensor is exposed to an external pressure through the opening formed within the carrier, and wherein the carrier is fitted within the opening formed through the catheter body and coupled at both ends to sidewall surfaces of the same opening.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a catheter pressure transducer having a pressure sensing module operable to provide a signal representative of pressure. The pressure sensor includes a sensing side and a pressure reference side. At least one signal transmission media is coupled to the sensor for transmitting the signal representative of pressure. A convex-shaped carrier is provided having a slot formed to expose the sensing side of the sensor. The convex-shaped carrier is adapted for receiving the sensor such that the sensing side of the sensor is adjacent the slot. A bonding material is provided for mounting the sensor to the carrier. The pressure sensing module provides ease of installation and manufacture because the module may easily be bonded and installed within a catheter.
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49 Claims
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1. A catheter pressure transducer for insertion into a living body, said catheter pressure transducer comprising:
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a catheter body having an internal lumen and an opening formed through sidewalls of the catheter body for providing access to a reference pressure within the internal lumen; a tube having an open channel and an opening formed through sidewalls of the tube for providing access to the open channel, wherein said tube is inserted within and extending along al least a portion of the internal lumen; and a pressure sensor module comprising a carrier having a generally curved surface with an opening formed there through and a pressure sensor coupled to the carrier, wherein a sensing side of the pressure sensor is exposed to an external pressure through the opening formed within the carrier, and wherein the carrier is fitted within the opening formed through the catheter body and coupled at both ends to sidewall surfaces of the same opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A catheter pressure transducer for insertion into a living body, said catheter pressure transducer comprising:
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a catheter having a slot formed within sidewalls of the catheter, and a pressure sensing module removably attached to said catheter and generally fitted into said slot, said pressure sensing module comprising; (a) a carrier having a generally curved surface with an opening formed there through; and (b) a sensor coupled to said carrier, such that one surface of said sensor is adjacent to the opining formed within the carrier surface, said sensor being operable to provide a signal representative of pressure within said living body; and a tubular support member having an open channel and an opening formed within sidewalls of the tabular support member, wherein the opening formed within the tubular support member is in general alignment with the opening formed within the carrier surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for manufacturing a catheter pressure transducer for determining pressure within a living body, said method comprising the steps of:
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forming a slot within sidewalls of a catheter; member extends along at least a portion of said lumen for reinforcing said catheter in a vicinity of said slot; forming a pressure sensing module, by bonding a carrier to a sensor operable to provide a signal representative of pressure, said sensor having a sensing side and a reference side, wherein said sensing side is adjacent to an opening formed within a generally curved surface of said carrier; coupling said sensor to said catheter via a signal transmission medium; and removably attaching said pressure sensing module to said catheter by fitting said carrier within said slot, such that sidewall surfaces of said carrier abut against sidewall surfaces of said slot. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for determining pressure within a living body, said method comprising the steps of:
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inserting a catheter pressure transducer into a living body, said catheter pressure transducer comprising; (a) a catheter having a slot forted within sidewalls of the catheter; and (b) a pressure sensing module removably attached to said catheter within said slot, said pressure sensing module comprising a curved carrier coupled to a sensor by using bonding material, said sensor being operable to provide a signal representative of pressure within said living body;
wherein said sensor is coupled to said catheter via at harsh one signal transmission medium; andexposing said pressure sensing module to said living body by exposing only a portion of one surface of said sensor to a pressure external to the catheter through an opening formed within a surface of said curved carrier. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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