Cradled Sensor Assembly
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Abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for removably coupling a sensor assembly to a catheter to measure conditions surrounding the catheter when the catheter is implanted in a patient. In one embodiment, a modular sensor assembly is provided and includes a housing having an antenna therein adapted to be removably coupled to at least a portion of a catheter. The housing can be a closed loop having an opening therethrough. One or more sensors can be coupled to the antenna for measuring conditions surrounding the catheter when the catheter is implanted in a patient. In one embodiment, the housing can be adapted to removably couple to a distal end of the catheter, and the opening of the housing can be adapted to receive the catheter. The antenna can be a loop disposed within the housing.
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22. A method for sensing intracranial conditions, comprising:
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providing a modular sensor assembly having; a housing; an antenna disposed within the housing; a sensor coupled to the antenna; implanting the modular sensor assembly through a cranial access hole so that the sensor is exposed to intracranial conditions selecting an off-the-shelf valve system for implantation into the cranial access hole to access cerebrospinal fluid; and coupling the valve system to the modular sensor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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