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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Lynn M. Zwiers, Lino Lake, MN (US);
Gregg Lichtscheidl, Roseville, MN (US);
Eric Rudie, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Lynn M. Zwiers, Lino Lake, MN (US);
Gregg Lichtscheidl, Roseville, MN (US);
Eric Rudie, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Transoma Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for sensing pressure are disclosed. One disclosed pressure measuring device comprises a pressure transmission catheter including a stem portion and a sheath fixed to the stem portion. The disclosed sheath comprises a wall defining a cavity that is in fluid communication with a stem lumen defined by the stem portion. The disclosed sheath has a first transverse extent and a second transverse extent that is different from the first transverse extent.