Patent ID: 8641633
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A pressure sensor wire assembly for measuring pressure inside a body of a patient, comprising: a pressure sensor element configured to measure pressure and to generate a pressure sensor signal representative of the measured pressure; a pressure sensor wire, the pressure sensor element being located at a distal portion of the pressure sensor wire, wherein the pressure sensor wire is adapted to be inserted into the body in order to position the pressure sensor element within the body; a sensor signal adapting circuitry configured to receive the pressure sensor signal and automatically generate an output pressure signal, related to the pressure sensor signal, in a standardized format such that the measured pressure is retrievable by an external physiology monitor; an external pressure sensor configured to measure an external pressure outside the patient's body and to generate an external pressure value based on the external pressure; a transceiver unit; and a communication unit, wherein the external pressure sensor is arranged in the communication unit, wherein the pressure sensor wire is adapted to be connected at its proximal end to the transceiver unit, wherein the transceiver unit is configured as a torque device with a guiding mechanism configured to guide the pressure sensor wire during insertion into the patient, and wherein the communication unit is configured to be connected to the external physiology monitor in order to transfer the output pressure signal to the external physiology monitor.