Transseptal monitoring device
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1. An implantable sensing unit comprising:
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a first sensor coupled to said anchoring mechanism, said first sensor configured to sense at least one of a physical, chemical, and physiological parameter of at least one heart chamber.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a first sensor array movable between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration. The first sensor array includes a first main portion and at least one rigid sensor movably coupled to the first main portion. A coupler is operatively coupled to the first sensor array and configured to couple the implantable medical device with respect to a heart chamber.
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43 Claims
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1. An implantable sensing unit comprising:
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an anchoring mechanism; and a first sensor coupled to said anchoring mechanism, said first sensor configured to sense at least one of a physical, chemical, and physiological parameter of at least one heart chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a first sensor array movable between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration, said first sensor array comprising a first main portion and at least one rigid sensor movably coupled to said first main portion; and a coupler operatively coupled to said first sensor array and configured to couple said implantable medical device with respect to a heart chamber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a flexible first substrate; at least one rigid sensor coupled to said flexible first substrate; a flexible second substrate; and a connecting member having a first end and an opposing second end, said first substrate coupled to said first end and said second substrate coupled to said second end. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a first sensor array comprising a first main portion and a plurality of rigid sensors, each sensor of said plurality of rigid sensors movably coupled to said first main portion; and a second sensor array operatively coupled to said first sensor array, said second sensor array comprising a second main portion and a plurality of rigid sensors, each sensor of said plurality of rigid sensors movably coupled to said second main portion.
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40. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a first sensor array comprising a flexible first substrate and at least one rigid sensor coupled to said flexible first substrate; a second sensor array comprising a flexible second substrate and at least one rigid sensor coupled to said flexible second substrate; and a connecting member having a first end and an opposing second end, said flexible first substrate coupled to said first end and said flexible second substrate coupled to said second end.
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41. A method for fabricating an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
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fabricating a first sensor array comprising; forming a first main portion; movably coupling a plurality of substrate portions to the first main portion; coupling a rigid sensor to each substrate portion of the plurality of a substrate portions, each sensor configured to sense at least one of a physical, chemical, and physiological parameter within a first heart chamber; fabricating a second sensor array comprising; forming a second main portion; movably coupling a plurality of substrate portions to the second main portion; coupling a rigid sensor to each substrate portion of the plurality of a substrate portions, each sensor configured to sense at least one of a physical, chemical, and physiological parameter within a second heart chamber; and coupling the first sensor array to the second sensor array.
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42. A method for fabricating an implantable medical device, the method comprising:
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fabricating a flexible first substrate and a flexible second substrate; coupling at least one rigid first sensor to the first substrate, the at least one rigid first sensor configured to sense at least one of a physical, chemical, and physiological parameter within a first heart chamber; coupling at least one rigid second sensor to the second substrate, the at least one rigid second sensor configured to sense at least one of a physical, chemical, and physiological parameter within a second heart chamber; and coupling the first substrate to the second substrate with a connecting member having a first end and an opposing second end, the first substrate coupled to the first end and the second substrate coupled to the second end.
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43. A sensing unit for an implantable medical device comprising:
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a first substrate; an antenna coupled to said first substrate; and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor one of inductively coupled and electrically connected to said antenna, said MEMS sensor comprising a hermetically sealed chamber.
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