Patent ID: 6994672

Claim:
An apparatus for measuring intraocular pressure of an eye, said apparatus comprising: an applanation tonometer having a distal end that is movable toward the eye; a disposable module positioned at said distal end of said applanation tonometer, said module including a sensor carrier and a sensor connected to said sensor carrier, said sensor comprising: a contact surface for making contact with a surface portion of the eye, said contact surface including an outer non-compliant region and an inner compliant region fabricated as an impedance element that varies in impedance as said inner compliant region changes shape; and a region of conductive material electrically coupled to said impedance element of said compliant region and responsive to an external signal for energizing said impedance element so that the intraocular pressure may be determined; and an antenna positioned at said distal end of said applanation tonometer for transmitting the external signal for energizing said impedance element.