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CHRONICALLY IMPLANTED ABDOMINAL PRESSURE SENSOR FOR CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY ASSESSMENT OF RENAL FUNCTIONS

  • US 20100152608A1
  • Filed: 08/07/2009
  • Published: 06/17/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of monitoring heart functions of a patient, the method comprising:

  • measuring a first intra-abdominal pressure value of the patient using a first pressure sensor chronically implanted at least partially within an abdomen of the patient;

    chronically measuring a plurality of second intra-abdominal pressure values of the patient at periodic intervals when the patient is ambulatory using the first pressure sensor;

    remotely transmitting the first and second intra-abdominal pressure values to one or both of an external device and an implant within the patient;

    associating the second intra-abdominal pressure values with an output from at least one second implantable physiologic sensor to obtain a plurality of correlated second intra-abdominal pressure values;

    comparing the first intra-abdominal pressure value to the associated second intra-abdominal pressure values; and

    associating a difference between the first intra-abdominal pressure value and any one or a plurality of the associated second intra-abdominal pressure values with a renal condition linked to heart function.

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