US 11,712,187 B2
Pressure sensor
Poul Michael Fonss Nielsen, Epsom (NZ); Jennifer Ann Kruger, Mairangi Bay (NZ); David Mortimer Budgett, Pt Chevalier (NZ); Andrew James Taberner, Mt Eden (NZ); and John Daniel McCormick, Oneroa (NZ)
Assigned to Auckland UniServices Limited, Grafton Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Auckland UniServices Limited, Grafton (NZ)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/302,838.
Application 17/302,838 is a continuation of application No. 15/736,682, granted, now 11,026,614, previously published as PCT/NZ2016/050097, filed on Jun. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 709117 (NZ), filed on Jun. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259605 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/205 (2013.01) [A61B 5/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/036 (2013.01); A61B 5/4337 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 5/6879 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/168 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pressure sensor apparatus comprising:
an elongate body configured for anatomical cavity applications comprising a planar flexible substructure having a plurality of openings or pockets;
at least one membrane joined to the planar flexible substructure and provided over each opening or pocket to provide a plurality of pressure responsive chambers provided successively along the elongate body; and
a pressure sensor device provided in each pressure responsive chamber;
wherein each pressure responsive chamber comprises at least one pressure-transmitting wall formed by the at least one membrane, and the planar flexible substructure provides a pressure resistant barrier between adjacent chambers to mechanically isolate each of the plurality of pressure responsive chambers.