Abstract: Circuitry and a sensor suitable for measuring blood pressure is described. The sensor of the present invention has a flexible piezoelectric material covering the opening of a chamber. The chamber contains an electrically nonconductive, elastomeric material, and needs no pump to pressurize the chamber. An array of sensors and circuitry for measurement of fluid pressure fluctuation in a flexible environment is given.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 11, 1994
Date of Patent:
September 10, 1996
Assignee:
ManometRx Group Ltd
Inventors:
Raymond J. Surdut, Edwin H. Benz, Sr., James P. Skoutas