An inexpensive pressure telemetry system. 1980

B J Barber, and E W Quillen, and A W Cowley

An inexpensive telemetry system using transducers and recorders commonly available, i.e., Statham and Grass, is described. The direct-current signal of a Statham transducer is applied to a voltage-controlled oscillator, thereby frequency encoding the pressure sensed by the transducer. This encoded signal frequency modulates a Colpitts oscillator, which acts as a radio-frequency oscillator-transmitter in the 88- to 108-MHz band. This transmitter and transducer, along with a rechargeable NiCd battery pack (total wt 0.5 kg), are mounted in a canvas jacket and worn by a dog previously prepared with a chronic indwelling arterial catheter. With a fully charged battery pack, a signal can be transmitted up to 250 ft for 50 h. A frequency-modulation automotive receiver, powered by and interfaced with a Grass 7B recorder, receives the signal and drives a tachometer circuit that reconverts the audio-frequency signal to a voltage proportional to pressure. This voltage is then applied to the driver amplifier of the Grass to produce a charted record. This system introduces no distortion as seen by comparison of direct and telemetered signals and is drift free for intervals exceeding 24 h.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D001795 Blood Pressure Determination Techniques used for measuring BLOOD PRESSURE. Blood Pressure Determinations,Determination, Blood Pressure
D002408 Catheters, Indwelling Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time. Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013686 Telemetry Transmission of the readings of instruments to a remote location by means of wires, radio waves, or other means. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Telemetries

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