SENSOR APPLICATIONS > Current Fiber Optic Sensor Users
The Pressure Sensor has been manufactured and sold for industrial applications since 1988,
and for medical applications since 1993. The first approved medical application was for
measuring intracranial pressure – over many days and weeks – in comatose patients (Integra
NeuroCare), a demanding application where sensor/system stability and accuracy were important.
More recently, the Pressure Sensor has been used in the Arrow/Teleflex Medical Intra Aortic Balloon Catheter (see Figure), where small size, robust structure, high performance and immunity to electromagnetic interference are all required for this demanding clinical setting. Further, the Pressure Sensor is currently used at a number of US and foreign universities where its small size (<1F) makes it ideal for intravascular measurements in both large and small (rats and mice) animal models.
More recently, the Pressure Sensor has been used in the Arrow/Teleflex Medical Intra Aortic Balloon Catheter (see Figure), where small size, robust structure, high performance and immunity to electromagnetic interference are all required for this demanding clinical setting. Further, the Pressure Sensor is currently used at a number of US and foreign universities where its small size (<1F) makes it ideal for intravascular measurements in both large and small (rats and mice) animal models.
The Oxygen sensor is due for release 2012. This sensor has been designed for cardiovascular and
intracranial applications where accurate, on-line, real time clinical measurements are required.
