IMPLANTABLE SENSOR DEVICE AND MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICE CONNECTABLE TO SUCH A SENSOR DEVICE
First Claim
1. Sensor device to be implanted subcutaneously in a human body for in vivo monitoring of a biological substance therein, the sensor device comprising an arrangement of micro-sensors, wherein each micro-sensor can be activated separately for monitoring purposes, characterized in thatthe sensor device comprises a control device comprising a control function which is designed to activate micro-sensors of the sensor arrangement and wherein the control function activates one sensor at a point of time at which the control function considers another micro-sensor as being disabled.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sensor device for in vivo monitoring of glucose in diabetics, wherein the sensor device comprises a micro-array with multiple sensors to be implanted subcutaneously in a patient wherein each sensor may be activated separately for monitoring purposes. Preferably, the sensors in said micro-array are comprised in a mold that is covered by a metal membrane, and even more preferably, the membrane is electrically openable to expose each specific activated sensor in the micro-array separately for monitoring purposes. A transceiver may be provided for monitoring signals obtained by each specific activated sensor to an external receiver and the receiver may be connected to a display means for displaying data representative of the signals obtained by the specific activated sensor.
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1. Sensor device to be implanted subcutaneously in a human body for in vivo monitoring of a biological substance therein, the sensor device comprising an arrangement of micro-sensors, wherein each micro-sensor can be activated separately for monitoring purposes, characterized in that
the sensor device comprises a control device comprising a control function which is designed to activate micro-sensors of the sensor arrangement and wherein the control function activates one sensor at a point of time at which the control function considers another micro-sensor as being disabled.
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