DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISOMETRIC AND ISOTONIC CONTRACTION OF BLOOD VESSELS USING AN ISOVOLUMIC MYOGRAPH

摘要

The present invention discloses devices, systems and methods for the isovolumic measurement of vasoactivity in a blood vessel (3). The length and volume of the blood vessel (3) are maintained constant while a chemical or pressure is exposed to the blood vessel (3). The reaction of the blood vessel (3) to the chemical or physical stimuli is measured by internal lumen pressure changes.