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Implantable medical pump with pressure sensor

  • US 10,406,281 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2017
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:

  • one or more electrical components within the IMD;

    a fluid enclosure wall partially defining a fluid enclosure and defining an opening, wherein the fluid enclosure is configured to accommodate a fluid; and

    a pressure sensor comprising an operative surface configured to mate to the fluid enclosure wall, the operative surface occluding the opening to partially define the fluid enclosure and separate the fluid from the one or more electrical components, wherein the one or more electrical components are configured to detect, based on a signal from the pressure sensor, a blockage to delivering the fluid from the IMD to a patient.

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