SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING AN IMPLANTABLE SENSOR IN A VESSEL
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1. A sensor system configured to be delivered and secured at a location within an artery or vessel, the sensor system comprising:
- a first assembly including a first sensor module coupled to a first expandable anchor, the first anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and
a second assembly including a second sensor module coupled to a second anchor, the second anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
wherein the first anchor is configured to at least partially overlap the second anchor, such that the second sensor module is spaced apart from the first sensor module.
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Abstract
A system and a method of disposing a second sensor module overlying a first sensor module system is described. A first assembly including an expandable anchor and a sensor module is at least partially overlapped by a second assembly including an expandable anchor and a sensor module. If necessary or desired, the functions of the second sensor module can replace the functions of the first sensor module. The sensor module may include a blood pressure sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor system configured to be delivered and secured at a location within an artery or vessel, the sensor system comprising:
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a first assembly including a first sensor module coupled to a first expandable anchor, the first anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and a second assembly including a second sensor module coupled to a second anchor, the second anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; wherein the first anchor is configured to at least partially overlap the second anchor, such that the second sensor module is spaced apart from the first sensor module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of overlapping a first assembly including a first expandable anchor and a first sensor module with a second assembly including a second expandable anchor and a second sensor module within an artery or vessel, the method comprising:
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evaluating a position of first sensor module assembly at a target location within the artery or vessel; delivering the second assembly to the target location within the pulmonary artery; and positioning the second assembly within the first assembly such that the first expandable anchor at least partially overlaps the second expandable anchor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A sensor module assembly configured to mate with an implanted assembly disposed within a pulmonary artery, the implanted assembly including a first sensor module coupled to a first anchor having a first alignment feature, the assembly comprising a second assembly including a second sensor module coupled to a second expandable anchor, the second anchor configured to transition between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the second anchor including a second alignment feature, wherein the second alignment feature is configured to align with the first alignment feature, such that the second anchor at least partially overlies the first anchor.
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20. A method of reinforcing a first assembly including a first sensor module coupled to a first expandable anchor at a target location within an artery or vessel, the method comprising:
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delivering a second assembly including a second expandable anchor to the target location within the pulmonary artery; overlapping at least a portion of the second assembly with at least a portion of the first assembly such that the second anchor is at least partially overlapped by the first anchor; and expanding the second expandable anchor such that a position of the first expandable anchor is reinforced at the target location.
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