IMPLANTABLE VISCOSITY MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an implantable acoustic viscosity sensor configured to acoustically obtain a viscosity signal indicative of a viscosity of a fluid in contact with the viscosity sensor; and
a viscosity measurement circuit in communication with the acoustic viscosity sensor, the viscosity measurement circuit producing a viscosity measurement from the viscosity signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an implantable acoustic viscosity sensor configured to acoustically obtain a viscosity signal indicative of a viscosity of a fluid in contact with the viscosity sensor. A viscosity measurement circuit produces a viscosity measurement from the viscosity signal.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implantable acoustic viscosity sensor configured to acoustically obtain a viscosity signal indicative of a viscosity of a fluid in contact with the viscosity sensor; and a viscosity measurement circuit in communication with the acoustic viscosity sensor, the viscosity measurement circuit producing a viscosity measurement from the viscosity signal. - 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, comprising:
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implantably acoustically generating a viscosity signal indicative of a viscosity of a physiological fluid of a subject; measuring a viscosity of the physiological fluid using information from the viscosity signal; and providing information about the measured viscosity to a user or process. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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means for implantably acoustically generating a signal indicative of a viscosity of a physiological fluid of a subject; means for measuring a viscosity of the physiological fluid using information from the viscosity signal; and means for providing information about the measured viscosity to a user or a process. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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