BLADDER-PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CAPSULE

摘要

The invention relates to a bladder measurement capsule, which can be introduced into the bladder of a living being, in particular a human, and which has a pressure sensor and measurement electronics in a housing by means of which pressure measurement values provided by the pressure sensor can be detected and saved and which has a shape deviating from a linear longitudinal extension, in particular the shape of a ring torus sector, and is flexible against a resetting force into a linear longitudinally extended shape. The invention further relates to a method for producing a bladder pressure measurement capsule, wherein a flexible circuit board (2) carrying the internal components, in particular the electronic components, is inserted into a mold cavity which defines a shape of the bladder pressure measurement capsule deviating from a linear longitudinal extension, in particular the shape of a ring torus sector, and the mold cavity is filled with an elastomer casting compound (1) which cures without tension, in particular silicone.

主权项

1. A bladder measurement capsule that can be introduced into the bladder of a living being, the capsule comprising:
an elastically deformable housing; a pressure sensor and measurement electronics in the housing operable to detect and store pressure measurements; and means urging the housing continuously into an elongated nonstraight shape, the housing being elastically bendable against a resetting force into an elongated and straight shape for insertion into the bladder.