TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING MOTION ARTIFACTS FROM IMPLANTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a physiological characteristic of a patient with a sensor that is mounted to an inner wall of a thoracic cavity of the patient; and
sending a signal based on the monitored physiological characteristic from the sensor to a remote device.
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Abstract
Disclosed techniques include monitoring a physiological characteristic of a patient with a sensor that is mounted to an inner wall of a thoracic cavity of the patient, and sending a signal based on the monitored physiological characteristic from the sensor to a remote device.
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a physiological characteristic of a patient with a sensor that is mounted to an inner wall of a thoracic cavity of the patient; and sending a signal based on the monitored physiological characteristic from the sensor to a remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29)
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11. A method comprising:
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monitoring sounds with a sound sensor that is mounted to an inner wall of a thoracic cavity of a patient; and sending a sound signal based on the monitored sounds from the sound sensor to a controller of an implantable medical device implanted within the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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19. A method for implanting a sound sensor comprising:
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accessing a thoracic cavity of a patient; controlling air pressure within a thoracic cavity of the patient via a vacuum to mitigate a risk of lung collapse during implantation of the sound sensor; positioning the sound sensor within the thoracic cavity of the patient; and securing the sound sensor to an inner wall of the thoracic cavity.
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24. A system comprising:
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an implantable medical device; and a sound sensor configured to mount to an inner wall of a thoracic cavity of a patient, wherein the sound sensor is further configured to send a sound signal based on sounds monitored from within the thoracic cavity to the implantable medical device; wherein the implantable medical device is configured to receive the sound signal from the sound sensor and generate a physiological metric based on the received sound signal. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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