Patent ID: 7704212

Claim:
A monitoring system for measuring a pressure level at a plurality of selected locations within a living body, comprising: a first support structure and a second support structure physically connected to each other, wherein each support structure comprises: a) a recess, wherein said recess is defined by a floor and opposing sidewalls, each of said sidewalls having a retainer, wherein each retainer is spaced apart from said floor by a tapered space, and wherein the depth of the tapered space of the first support structure is different than the depth of the tapered space of the second support structure; b) at least one reusable transducer having a sensing face disposed on an exterior portion of the support structure, the sensing face positioned within the recess, and a first disposable pressure plenum and a second disposable pressure plenum, wherein each disposable pressure plenum comprises: a) an inlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with one of said plurality of selected locations, b) opposing sides, each of said opposing sides including a lug, wherein each lug has a tapered depth, wherein the tapered depth of the first disposable pressure plenum fits the tapered space of the first support structure, wherein the tapered depth of the second disposable pressure plenum fits the tapered space of the second support structure, and wherein each of said plenums removably engages the first or second support structures by sliding the lug into the tapered space defined by the retainer and floor of said first or second support structures; and c) a pressure compliant surface positioned in a corresponding relationship with the sensing face when the support structure and the disposable pressure plenum are in engagement.