Title :
A fibre Bragg grating manometry catheter for in-vivo diagnostics of swallowing disorders
Author :
Arkwright, J.W. ; Doe, S.N. ; Smith, M.C. ; Blenman, N.G. ; Underhill, I.D. ; Maunder, S.A. ; Glasscock, J.A. ; Lim, B. ; Szczesniak, M.M. ; Dinning, P.G. ; Coo, I.J.
Author_Institution :
CSIRO Mater. Sci. & Eng., Lindfield, NSW
Abstract :
Fibre Bragg grating based pressure sensing catheters for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal motility disorders are presented. These catheters have been successfully trialled under controlled clinical conditions and results from in-vivo trials are given.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; catheters; diseases; fibre optic sensors; manometers; patient diagnosis; pressure sensors; wavelength division multiplexing; dysphagia; fibre Bragg grating manometry catheter; fibre Bragg grating sensors; gastrointestinal motility disorders; in-vivo diagnostics; swallowing disorders; wavelength division multiplexing techniques; Australia; Bragg gratings; Catheters; Fiber gratings; Human resource management; Impedance measurement; Pressure control; Shape measurement; Thickness measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610536
