IMPLANT ASSIST APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTICALLY ENABLED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for delivering and positioning an implantable device at a target location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
- a catheter adapted to deliver an implantable device, the implantable device including a biosensor and at least one acoustic transducer configured to transmit an acoustic signal; and
an implant assist device in acoustic communication with the implantable device via an acoustic communication link, the implant assist device including at least one acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal from the implantable device and circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic communication link based at least in part on the acoustic signal transmitted from the implantable device.
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for delivering and positioning an implantable medical device and for evaluating an acoustic communication link are disclosed. An illustrative system includes a catheter adapted to contain an implantable device with a biosensor and an acoustic transducer configured to transmit an acoustic signal, and an implant assist device in acoustic communication with the implantable device via an acoustic communication link. The implant assist device includes an acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal transmitted by the implantable medical device, and control/processing circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic link.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for delivering and positioning an implantable device at a target location within a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a catheter adapted to deliver an implantable device, the implantable device including a biosensor and at least one acoustic transducer configured to transmit an acoustic signal; and an implant assist device in acoustic communication with the implantable device via an acoustic communication link, the implant assist device including at least one acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal from the implantable device and circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic communication link based at least in part on the acoustic signal transmitted from the implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An implant assist device for evaluating an acoustic communication link with an implantable device, the implantable device configured to transmit an acoustic signal at a location within a patient'"'"'s body, the implant assist device comprising:
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at least one acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal transmitted by the implantable device; circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic communication link based at least in part on evaluating one or more parameters of the acoustic signal transmitted by the implantable device; and a user interface configured to provide information indicative of the performance of the acoustic communication link to a user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for evaluating an acoustic communication link between an implantable device and an implant assist device, comprising:
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establishing an acoustic communication link between the implantable device and the implant assist device, the implant assist device including an acoustic transducer configured to receive an acoustic signal transmitted by the implantable device and circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic communication link; evaluating the performance of the acoustic communication link between the implant assist device and the implantable device based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with the acoustic signal; and providing information to a user interface indicating the performance of the acoustic communication link. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for delivering and positioning an implantable device at a target location within a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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introducing a delivery catheter into a patient'"'"'s body, the delivery catheter including a distal portion having a lumen containing an implantable device including a biosensor and an acoustic transducer adapted to transmit an acoustic signal; advancing the delivery catheter to a target region within the patient'"'"'s body; establishing an acoustic communication link between the implantable device within the catheter and an implant assist device, the implant assist device including an acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal from the implantable device and circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic communication link; evaluating the performance of the acoustic communication link between the implant assist device and the implantable device based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with the acoustic signal; providing information to a user interface indicating the performance of the acoustic communication link; and deploying the implantable device at a target region within the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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