Patent ID: 6461307
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A disposable sensor for monitoring changes in volume of an expandable organ of a patient, comprising:at least one flexible stretchable ribbon adapted to encircle a portion of the patient, wherein each of said at least one flexible stretchable ribbon includes a conductor secured thereto, wherein each of said at least one flexible stretchable ribbon has a first free end and a second free end, wherein the conductor has a first conductor free end adjacent the first free end and a second conductor free end adjacent the second free end; and a connector assembly for connecting and securing said first free end to said second free end, wherein said connector assembly is operatively coupled to said conductor adjacent the first conductor free end and the second conductor free end, and is adapted to be connected to a monitoring device such that said connector assembly transmits changes in inductance of said conductor to the monitoring device.