John A. Rogers of the University of Illinois developed the meshwork of tiny sensor nodes, that can be mounted on a conventional catheter balloon and measure electrical activity of the cardiac muscle, temperature, blood flow and pressure as the balloon presses against the tissue. [Research supported by National Science Foundation grant CMMI 03-28162.] (Date of Image: 2010)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Cardiac Balloon Catheter With Electrodes/Sensors
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