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AssigneesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsJoan E. Spiegel, Alexander H. Slocum, Adrienne Watral, Samuel Duffley, Alexander Slocum, Jr.
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A syringe having an internal pressure gauge comprises a syringe barrel; a piston within the barrel; a spring coupled to the piston at a first position of the spring, the spring having a second portion that is movable in response to fluid pressure within a syringe cavity; and a pressure gauge having an indicator correlated to a plurality of positions of the second portion of the spring to indicate a pressure of a fluid. The spring can be a bellows. The first portion of the spring can be coupled to the piston to form a sliding seal with an inner wall of the syringe, and the second portion of the spring can move longitudinally within the syringe without sealing contact.
A pressure measuring syringe comprising:
A method of measuring pressure within an inflatable cuff positioned within a body comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.