Pressure sensed non-invasively directly on the extra corporeal bloodline tube

R. Andersson1, D. Loyd2, P. Ask1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering and Competence Centre Nimed, Linköpings University, Sweden
2Department of Mechanical Engineering and Competence Centre Nimed, Linköpings University, Sweden

Tóm tắt

To clinically measure blood pressure at extra corporeal bloodlines involves a hazard due to the infection risk and a risk for thrombosis formation. The aim was to design a non-invasive pressure sensor, measuring directly on a tube section. A modified tube cross-section was used to improve sensitivity. Using the developed sensing principle, a consistent relation (r=0.999) was obtained between pressure and output signal. The output was stable and an acceptable drift within the temperature-range. The method shows great promise for applications in monitoring of the dialysis process.

Từ khóa

#Pressure measurement #Transducers #Biomedical measurements #Mechanical sensors #Patient monitoring #Blood #Force measurement #Aluminum #Force sensors #Sensor phenomena and characterization

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