Implantable blood flow monitoring system
First Claim
1. An improved method of monitoring blood flow in coronary vessels and ventricular function with an implanted blood flow transit sensor and contractility piezoelectric crystal sensors having leads extending external to a body and an external electrocardiogram for measuring a cardiac function signal wherein the improvement lies in:
- communicating sensors signals by an implanted radio frequency transceiver independent of transcutaneous leads.
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Abstract
An implantable blood flow monitoring system for providing synchronized blood vessel flow and myocardial wall contractility data to an external monitor independent of transcutaneous leads. Synchronized electrocardiogram data allows and provides comprehensive monitoring. A means is provided for transmitting synchronized cardiac function data and blood flow data to a distant remote location to facilitate continual physician monitoring.
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5 Claims
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1. An improved method of monitoring blood flow in coronary vessels and ventricular function with an implanted blood flow transit sensor and contractility piezoelectric crystal sensors having leads extending external to a body and an external electrocardiogram for measuring a cardiac function signal wherein the improvement lies in:
communicating sensors signals by an implanted radio frequency transceiver independent of transcutaneous leads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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