CPC A61B 5/6851 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/02152 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0003 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A sensor guide wire for intravascular measurement of a physiological variable, comprising:
a core wire extending at least partly along a length of the sensor guide wire;
a sensor element in a sensor region of the sensor guide wire;
a jacket having a jacket wall, the jacket being fixed relative to the core wire; and
at least one lead connected to the sensor element;
wherein the jacket is tubular and includes a proximal end opening, a distal end opening, and a first set of openings extending through the jacket wall, and
wherein the first set of openings extending through the jacket wall includes a first opening located above the sensor element, a second opening located at a first lateral side of the sensor element, and a third opening located at a second lateral side of the sensor element, and wherein the first, second, and third openings are elongated in a longitudinal direction of the jacket, and are aligned in a circumferential direction of the jacket.
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