What lengths of catheter are available for pressure telemeters and what are the possible applications of each?

Pressure telemeters (TRM54P, TRM54PB, TRM54PP and TRM56SP) come with a 9cm pressure catheter as standard, however they can be customised with 15cm or 25cm catheters on request.

Suggested catheter lengths for different applications are summarised in the table below.
 

Catheter Length

Application(s)

9cm
  • Aortic Blood Pressure
  • Left Ventricular Pressure (via the diaphragm)
  • Right Ventricular Pressure (via the diaphragm)
  • Intrapleural Pressure
  • Intravesical Pressure
  • Intracavernosal Pressure

15cm
  • Femoral Arterial Blood Pressure
  • Atrial Pressure

25cm
  • Intracranial Pressure
  • Carotid Arterial Blood Pressure

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