Wireless intraocular pressure sensing using microfabricated minimally invasive flexible-coiled LC sensor implant

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 721-734

  Chen, Po Jui ^a,b   Saati, Saloomeh ^c,d   Varma, Rohit ^c,d   Humayun, Mark S ^c,d   Tai, Yu Chong ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b BOSCH RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable microdevice; intraocular pressure (IOP); LC pressure sensor; parylene; wireless sensing

Indexed keywords

INTRA OCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP); MICRO DEVICES; PARYLENES; WIRELESS SENSING;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INDUCTIVE SENSORS; MICROFABRICATION; MONITORING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; RESONANT CIRCUITS;

PRESSURE SENSORS;

EID: 77955453692     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2010.2049825     Document Type: Article

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