Patent ID: 6918873

Claim:
An inverted sensor module for sensing one or more characteristics of fluid in one or more vessels in a living body, the inverted sensor module comprising; a sensor carrier having one or more openings, wherein said sensor carrier is sized for insertion within said one or more vessels, and wherein an inner surface of said sensor carrier is coated or lined with a substance for reducing turbulence of the fluid flowing through a lumen of said sensor carrier; one or more sensors mounted to said sensor carrier, such that a sensing side of said one or more sensors is exposed to the inside of said sensor carrier through said one or more openings; a surface feature formed on each end of said inverted sensor module, such that the ends of a cut vessel may be attached to both ends of said inverted sensor module; and communication media operatively connected to said one or more sensors, said communication media operable for communicating sensor information to a monitoring device.