Telemetric medical system and method
First Claim
1. A telemetric medical system comprising:
- a telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient'"'"'s body for measuring a parameter therein, the sensor comprising a housing, a membrane at one end of the housing, the membrane being deformable in response to the parameter, and a microchip positioned within the housing and operatively communicating with the membrane for transmitting a signal indicative of the parameter; and
a signal reading and charging device locatable outside of a patient'"'"'s body for communication with the sensor, the signal reading and charging device comprising a casing; and
a circuit within the casing, the circuit comprising a logic control unit and a processing unit, the logic control unit for sending a powering signal to the sensor for remotely powering the sensor, the logic control unit also for receiving the transmitted signal from the sensor, the processing unit operatively connected to the control unit for converting the transmitted signal by the sensor into a measured parameter.
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Abstract
A telemetric medical system comprises a telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient'"'"'s body for measuring a parameter therein. The sensor comprises a housing and a membrane at one end of the housing. The membrane is deformable in response to the parameter. A microchip is positioned within the housing and operatively communicates with the membrane for transmitting a signal indicative of the parameter. The system also includes a signal reading and charging device locatable outside of a patient'"'"'s body for communication with the sensor. The signal reading and charging device comprises a casing and a circuit within the casing. The circuit includes a logic control unit and a processing unit. The logic control unit sends a powering signal to the sensor for remotely powering the sensor. The logic control unit also receives the transmitted signal from the sensor wherein the processing unit operatively connected to the control unit converts the transmitted signal by the sensor into a measured parameter.
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25 Claims
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1. A telemetric medical system comprising:
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a telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient'"'"'s body for measuring a parameter therein, the sensor comprising a housing, a membrane at one end of the housing, the membrane being deformable in response to the parameter, and a microchip positioned within the housing and operatively communicating with the membrane for transmitting a signal indicative of the parameter; and
a signal reading and charging device locatable outside of a patient'"'"'s body for communication with the sensor, the signal reading and charging device comprising a casing; and
a circuit within the casing, the circuit comprising a logic control unit and a processing unit, the logic control unit for sending a powering signal to the sensor for remotely powering the sensor, the logic control unit also for receiving the transmitted signal from the sensor, the processing unit operatively connected to the control unit for converting the transmitted signal by the sensor into a measured parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for telemetrically measuring a parameter in a patient'"'"'s body comprising the steps of:
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providing a telemetric medical sensor comprising a housing, a membrane at one end of the housing, the membrane being deformable in response to the parameter, and a microchip positioned within the housing and operatively communicating with the membrane for transmitting a signal indicative of the parameter;
implanting the sensor at a site within the patient'"'"'s body; and
telemetrically measuring the parameter from outside of the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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