BLOOD PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM

摘要

An implantable device including a cuff ( 8 ) positioned to contact the outer surface of a tubular body ( 9 ) carrying blood. At sensor ( 13 ) to measures blood pressure is encapsulated within the cuff. The device does not occlude or adversely affect the flow or blood pressure within a patient's circulatory system. Also disclosed is a system to control an implantable blood pump using a pressure based on a pressure measurement of blood flow at the inlet to the pump.