Title :
A Fabry-Pérot pressure sensor fabricated on left ventricular assist device for heart failure implant
Author :
Zhou, M.D. ; Yang, C. ; Liu, Z. ; Cysyk, J.P. ; Zheng, S.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
An implantable Fabry-Pérot interferometer based pressure sensor is developed. The pressure sensor could be integrated directly onto the inlet shell of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to monitor blood pressure in real-time and provide a feedback control signal to achieve the optimal operation of LVAD. The diaphragm of the pressure sensor is made out of biocompatible polymer parylene-C.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; cardiology; polymers; pressure sensors; prosthetics; Fabry-Perot pressure sensor; biocompatible polymer; blood pressure monitor; feedback control signal; heart failure implant; inlet shell; left ventricular assist device; parylene-C; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Silicon; Fabry- Pérot; Implantable; LVAD; Pressure sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (TRANSDUCERS), 2011 16th International
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0157-3
DOI :
10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969401
