A novel sensor for measuring the inner pressure of catheters for clinical use

• Main Authors: Accoto, Dino, Rossini, Marco, Valentini, Simona, Portaccio, Iacopo
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Pressure Sensor; DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering; Sensing Infusion Pressure
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90233; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48535
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In numerous clinical procedures requiring the infusion of a fluid (gas or liquid) it is necessary to monitor the infusion pressure. To this purpose, several devices have been developed so far. Such devices are generally disposable, with a pressure transducer in direct contact with the infusion fluid...