Patent ID: 8205504

Claim:
A sensing device for detecting a physical parameter, the sensing device comprising: a probe comprising a housing for sealably mounting a sensor therethrough, the probe having a distal portion configured for detecting a physical parameter and a proximal portion communicable with a signal processing device; a sensor comprising an optical fibre having a uniform diameter extending therealong with a distal portion and a proximal portion, the optical fibre having a section extending along the distal portion wherein the fibre is provided with an fibre Bragg grating; a first seal interposed therebetween and therealong the proximal portion of the optical fibre and the proximal portion of the housing, said first seal extendable to about a proximal end of the optical fibre section provided with the fibre Bragg grating; a second seal interposed therebetween and therealong the distal portion of the optical fibre and the distal portion of the housing, said second seal extendable to about a distal end of the optical fibre section provided with the fibre Bragg grating; and a holder configured for releasibly engaging a proximal portion of the probe whereby a distal portion of the probe extends from the holder.