Implantable medical device with inductive coil configurable for mechanical fixation
First Claim
1. A system for communicating with a medical device implanted in a vessel of a human body, the system comprising:
- an inductive coil electrically coupled to an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein electromotive force (EMF) is induced in the inductive coil when an oscillating electromagnetic field is created near the inductive coil.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a system for gathering physiologic data related to a human body includes a sensor device implanted in the human body, an inductive coil communicably coupled to the implanted sensor device; and a manager device in communication with the implanted sensor device via the inductive coil. The coil may be wrapped around the sensor device or attached to the sensor device fixation. An embodiment of a method for gathering physiologic data related to a physiologic parameter in a human body includes communicably coupling an inductive coil to communication circuitry of an implantable medical device (IMD), deploying the inductive coil and the IMD into a vessel of the human body, and inducing current in the inductive coil via the communication circuitry, the current representative of data associated with the IMD.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for communicating with a medical device implanted in a vessel of a human body, the system comprising:
an inductive coil electrically coupled to an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein electromotive force (EMF) is induced in the inductive coil when an oscillating electromagnetic field is created near the inductive coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for gathering physiologic data related to a physiologic parameter in a human body, the method comprising:
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communicably coupling an inductive coil to communication circuitry of an implantable medical device (IMD);
deploying the inductive coil and the IMD into a vessel of the human body; and
inducing current in the inductive coil via the communication circuitry, the current generating an electromagnetic field comprising a signal representative of data associated with the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for gathering physiologic data related to a human body, the system comprising:
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a sensor device implanted in the human body;
an inductive coil communicably coupled to the implanted sensor device; and
a manager device in communication with the implanted sensor device via the inductive coil. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for implanting a sensor device in a human body, the system comprising:
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a sensor device including a casing that houses a communication module, a battery recharge module, a sensor operable to sense a physiologic parameter, and a rechargeable battery; and
means for anchoring the sensor device at a location in the human body, wherein the means for anchoring provides communication and energy delivery to the sensor device.
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