| Autor: |
Miyoko Matsushima, Takuya Matsuyama, Takaaki Shikano, Mitsuhiro Shikida, Tsutomu Kawabe, Yudai Yamazaki |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
2012 IEEE Sensors. |
| DOI: |
10.1109/icsens.2012.6411453 |
| Popis: |
A catheter flow sensor system is developed to directly measure the breathing characteristics in small bronchi. The flow sensor is fabricated on a 15-μm thick biocompatible parylene HT film. The film is mounted inside the surface of a thermal shrinkable tube. Finally, a handling tube is connected to one end of the fabricated sensor. A guide tube and a fiberscope are used to insert the sensor into a rabbit bronchus. The fore-end position of the guide tube is confirmed from images taken by the fiberscope. The sensor directly evaluates the breathing characteristics of rabbits having and not having a pneumothorax. The per-cycle flow volume for a rabbit having a pneumothorax is found to be only 70–77% of that for a rabbit not having one. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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