Patent ID: 6994695

Claim:
A miniaturized pressure sensing module for determining pressure within a living body, said pressure sensing module comprising: a sensor operable to provide a signal representative of pressure, said sensor having a sensing side and a pressure reference side; at least one signal transmission media coupled to said sensor for transmitting the signal representative of pressure; a semicylindrical carrier having a slot, which is formed through a wall of the carrier to expose the sensing side of said sensor to the pressure within the living body, wherein said carrier is adapted for receiving said sensor such that the sensing side of said sensor is adjacent to the slot; and bonding material for mounting said sensor to said carrier, such that the sensing side of said sensor is coupled to a concave inner surface of the carrier; wherein said miniaturized pressure sensing module is adapted for attachment to a catheter; and wherein said miniaturized pressure sensing module is adapted for insertion into said living body.