Patent ID: 6537232
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61B,A61M,G01R

Abstract:
An apparatus for the determination or monitoring of intracranial pressure comprisingan interventional device that is insertable into a tissue or vasculature of the brain, said interventional device comprising at least two pressure sensing elements located on lateral surfaces of said interventional device, a signal transmitting connector connecting said at least two pressure sensing elements and a signal reader, the signal reader being able to read signals from said at least two pressure sensing elements to indicate hydrostatic pressure or changes in hydrostatic pressure, wherein one of said at least two pressure sensing elements is located closer towards a tip of the interventional device than at least one other another of said at least two pressure sensing elements, and wherein there is at least one drug delivery lumen located between two pressure sensing elements of said at least two pressure sensing elements.