ENDOLUMINAL IMPLANT WITH THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITY
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an endoluminal implant; and
a transducer coupled to said endoluminal implant.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an endoluminal implant, a RF coupling coil coupled to the endoluminal implant and a therapeutic transducer electrically coupled to the RF coupling coil and physically coupled to the endoluminal implant. The RF coupling coil supplies electrical power to the therapeutic transducer. The therapeutic transducer has a capability for delivering therapeutic energy to a lumen disposed within the endoluminal implant in response to signals coupled via the RF coupling coil.
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63 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an endoluminal implant; and
a transducer coupled to said endoluminal implant. - 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. An apparatus comprising:
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an endoluminal implant;
a RF coupling coil coupled to said endoluminal implant;
an implantable electronic circuit electrically coupled to said RF coupling coil and physically coupled to said endoluminal implant, said RF coupling coil for supplying electrical power to said implantable electronic circuit and for coupling control and data signals to and from said implantable electronic circuit; and
a therapeutic transducer electrically coupled to said implantable electronic circuit, said therapeutic transducer for delivering therapeutic energy to a lumen disposed within said endoluminal implant in response to said control signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus comprising:
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an endoluminal implant; and
a RF coupling coil integrated in a wall of said endoluminal implant. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method comprising:
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coupling, via a magnetic signal, a signal to a therapeutic transducer contained in an endoluminal implant; and
activating said therapeutic transducer in response to said magnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a location outside a patient'"'"'s body, a diagnostic signal from a diagnostic transducer coupled to an endoluminal implant disposed within a patient'"'"'s body;
transmitting, from said location outside said patient'"'"'s body, a therapeutic signal in response to receiving said diagnostic signal; and
activating a therapeutic transducer that is coupled to said endoluminal implant in response to said therapeutic signal. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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