Rechargeable hard disk drive medical monitor
First Claim
1. A medical monitor for implantation in the user'"'"'s body for monitoring data on biological activity and states gathered from sensors implanted in the user'"'"'s body, said medical monitor comprising:
- an enclosure surrounding at least one hard disk drive, said medical monitor including a transmitter and receiver for producing and transmitting signals in the radio frequency range;
said medical monitor being in communication with said sensors, by which information on biological activity and states is stored on said at least one hard disk drive; and
a recharging system including at least one rechargeable battery and an induction electronics interface.
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Abstract
A medical monitor is disclosed for implantation in a human body for monitoring biological activity and states as detected by implanted sensors. The medical monitor includes an enclosure surrounding at least one hard disk drive, and also includes a transmitter and a receiver for producing and transmitting signals in the radio frequency range. The medical monitor is in communication with the sensors, by which information on biological activity and states is stored on the one or more hard disk drives. It also includes a recharging system including at least one rechargeable battery and an induction electronics interface.
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24 Claims
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1. A medical monitor for implantation in the user'"'"'s body for monitoring data on biological activity and states gathered from sensors implanted in the user'"'"'s body, said medical monitor comprising:
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an enclosure surrounding at least one hard disk drive, said medical monitor including a transmitter and receiver for producing and transmitting signals in the radio frequency range;
said medical monitor being in communication with said sensors, by which information on biological activity and states is stored on said at least one hard disk drive; and
a recharging system including at least one rechargeable battery and an induction electronics interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring biological activity and states in the body of a user, comprising:
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a medical HDD monitor, including at least one hard disk drive, and transmitter and receiver for producing and transmitting signals in the radio frequency range;
at least one sensor for communicating data from at least one site in said body of said user to said medical HDD monitor;
an external programming interface which communicates with said medical HDD monitor by radio frequency transmission, in order to set performance parameters of said medical HDD monitor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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