An innovative fiber optic pressure microsensor has been developed that is based upon on Luna Innovations' patented
extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric (EFPI) technique. The basic physics governing the operation of these sensors
makes them relatively tolerant or immune to the effects of high-temperature, high-EMI, and highly-corrosive
environments. Luna's pressure microsensor is extremely small, with an outer diameter of only 200 microns and a length
of less than 1mm. The pressure microsensor has a high sensitivity that allows for sub-mmHg resolution over a dynamic
range of 0-300 mmHg. The combination of these features makes this pressure microsensor ideal for medical applications
where small size, high sensitivity and accuracy, EMI immunity, biocompatibility, and survivability (e.g. sterilizable -
steam, ethylene oxide) are important. One example medical application of the pressure microsensor has been to adapt
the microsensor for measurement of intramuscular pressure in vivo during active and passive muscle
activation. Clinically it is difficult to study the in vivo mechanical properties of individual skeletal muscles for a variety
of reasons. Initial experiments have demonstrated a correlation between intramuscular pressure and force. Such
measurements can be a useful diagnostic tool for clinicians assessing muscular deficits in patients.
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