IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
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1. An implantable medical device (10) comprising:
- a housing (42), which contains a control unit (54);
a telemetry unit (58) connected to the control unit (54) for wireless signal transmission to an external device; and
,at least one sensor (60;
70;
78;
79;
82) connected to the control unit (54), which is implemented to detect a tissue property characteristic for a tissue status of bodily tissue that surrounds the housing (42) after implantation of the implantable medical device (10).
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Abstract
The invention relates to an implantable medical device which has sensors for recognizing the health status of the bodily tissue surrounding the implantable medical device in a sensor.
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1. An implantable medical device (10) comprising:
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a housing (42), which contains a control unit (54); a telemetry unit (58) connected to the control unit (54) for wireless signal transmission to an external device; and
,at least one sensor (60;
70;
78;
79;
82) connected to the control unit (54), which is implemented to detect a tissue property characteristic for a tissue status of bodily tissue that surrounds the housing (42) after implantation of the implantable medical device (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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