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During the past 3 years, we have developed 6 models of miniature transducers for the purpose of continuous monitoring of epidural or subdural intracranial pressure (ICP). Models 1 and 2 using Pixie chips (1,2) as the sensing element, and Model 3 of miniature metal strain gauge, turned out to be impractical because of their poor temperature stability or low sensitivity. Models 4, 5, 6 transducers used the SFT (semiconductor film strain transducer) as the sensing element. Model 6 SFT has been finally designed in this series and used in clinical practice.
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Handa, H., Yoneda, S., Matsuda, M., Handa, J. (1975). A Miniature SFT Transducer for Continuous Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure. In: Lundberg, N., Pontén, U., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66086-3_82
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