FFR catheter with suspended pressure sensor

A catheter for measuring a pressure distal of a stenosis includes a shaft including a housing in a distal portion of the shaft. A flexible printed circuit board is coupled to the housing. A pressure sensor is coupled to the flexible printed circuit board and is suspended within the housing. An apert...

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Hauptverfasser:	McCaffrey, Gerry, Wittrock, Theresa
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	A catheter for measuring a pressure distal of a stenosis includes a shaft including a housing in a distal portion of the shaft. A flexible printed circuit board is coupled to the housing. A pressure sensor is coupled to the flexible printed circuit board and is suspended within the housing. An aperture enables blood flow into the housing and into contact with the pressure sensor.