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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/00 ; G01L 1/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/00 ; G01L 1/26 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for measuring and/or detecting the internal pressure of lumens or flexible tubes. The inventive device has a cage which surrounds the outer wall of the lumen or the tube, and at least one sensor for measuring the force exerted on said cage by the internal pressure.