A new tonometer based on the application of micro-mechanical sensors

Besten den, C. and Bergveld, P. (1993) A new tonometer based on the application of micro-mechanical sensors. In: IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 1993, 'An Investigation of Micro Structures, Sensors, Actuators, Machines and Systems', Fort Lauderdale, U.S.A..

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Abstract:	An instrument for the measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) is presented. It consists of a micromachined silicon sensor, which measures the diameter of a flattened part of the eye globe and simultaneously determines the smallest distance between the center of the sensor and the contour of this applanation. In the center of this applanation sensor a micro mechanical plunger is realized, which transfers the applied pressure to a separate force sensor. Preliminary results show that this sensor may improve the accuracy of Mackay-Marg-based electronic tonometers
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright:	©1993 IEEE
Research Group:	Biomedical and Environmental Sensor systems (BIOS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/16852
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.1993.296961
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