title: [The design of an optical fiber pressure transducer for use in the upper airways].
abstract: The development for an optical fiber transducer for use in biomedical applications has been presented. The design was targeted for use in the upper airways of patients with sleep disorder stemming from partial or total occlusion of the airway.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Medical Academy of PLA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D055100:Optical Fibers; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D014160:Transducers, Pressure