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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2016
Applicant:

Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);

Inventors:

Saeed Merza, Cordova, TN (US);

Joey Magno, Cordova, TN (US);

Assignee:

GYRUS ACMI, INC., Southborough, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G01L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/0001 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); G01L 9/08 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract

A method of determining fluid pressure inside a conduit. The method includes positioning a conduit in a surgical system. The conduit having an external surface, and the surgical system having a pair of sensors. The conduit is positioned in the surgical system such that the external surface of the conduit applies a force on the pair of sensors when the conduit expands. The method includes a step of generating one or more electrical signals with the pair of sensors. The one or more electrical signals corresponding to the force on the pair of sensors. The method includes a step of determining the fluid pressure inside the conduit by converting the one or more electrical signals into a fluid pressure value through a controller.


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