System and method for measuring the pressure of a fluid system within a patient
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1. A pressure sensing apparatus comprising:
- a pressure sensor component having a pressure sensing port, a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of a fluid in the pressure sensing port, and a digital processor communicating with the pressure sensor for performing calculations involving fluid pressures sensed;
a first chamber in fluid contact with the pressure sensing port;
a second chamber fluidically connectable with a patient'"'"'s cerebrospinal fluid system; and
a membrane located between the first and second chambers so as to transmit fluid pressure from the second chamber to the first chamber;
wherein the first chamber is filled with a fluid that transmits a pressure from the cerebrospinal fluid system to the pressure sensing port for measurement of the cerebrospinal fluid pressure; and
wherein the pressure sensor component is an integral, hand-held component configured to calculate at least one selected from the group consisting of resting pressure, outflow resistance, and pressure volume index based on the cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
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A pressure sensing apparatus has a pressure sensor component that includes a pressure sensing port, a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of a fluid in the pressure sensing port, and a digital processor communicating with the pressure sensor for performing calculations involving fluid pressures sensed. The pressure sensing apparatus further includes a first chamber in fluid contact with the pressure sensing port, a second chamber fluidically connectable with a patient'"'"'s cerebrospinal fluid system, and a membrane located between the first and second chambers so as to transmit fluid pressure from the second chamber to the first chamber.
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1. A pressure sensing apparatus comprising:
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a pressure sensor component having a pressure sensing port, a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of a fluid in the pressure sensing port, and a digital processor communicating with the pressure sensor for performing calculations involving fluid pressures sensed; a first chamber in fluid contact with the pressure sensing port; a second chamber fluidically connectable with a patient'"'"'s cerebrospinal fluid system; and a membrane located between the first and second chambers so as to transmit fluid pressure from the second chamber to the first chamber; wherein the first chamber is filled with a fluid that transmits a pressure from the cerebrospinal fluid system to the pressure sensing port for measurement of the cerebrospinal fluid pressure; and wherein the pressure sensor component is an integral, hand-held component configured to calculate at least one selected from the group consisting of resting pressure, outflow resistance, and pressure volume index based on the cerebrospinal fluid pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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