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The Fiber Optic Transducer (FOT) ICP monitor is an electrically safe microprocessor driven system which employs a non-electrical pressure sensor. It monitors ICP in a range of –6 to 250 mmHg, with a frequency response of 100 Hz or higher. The FOT device is based on a breakthrough in fiberoptic technology which allows information to be transmitted through a single optical fiber of about 50 µm in diameter. The sensing unit, which gives a direct readout of pressure, can be made small enough to pass through a 17 gauge needle (1.5 mm diameter).
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Perlin, A., Dujovny, M., Martinez-Coll, A., Ausman, J.I. (1989). Microprocessor-driven ICP Monitor: Instrumentation. In: Hoff, J.T., Betz, A.L. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73987-3_14
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