DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING IMPLANTS, ORGANS, TRANSPLANTS, TISSUES, SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTS, VASCULAR GRAFTS, AND THE LIKE
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a body includes a surgical implant configured for implantation within a body, a sensory module coupled to the surgical implant and configured for implantation into the body in conjunction with the surgical implant, and a communication module coupled to the surgical implant and configured for implantation into a body in conjunction with the surgical implant. The sensory module is configured to monitor characteristics of the surgical implant, surrounding tissue and/or adjacent tissue. The communication module is electrically coupled to the sensory module and is configured to communicate a signal derived from said characteristics to an external entity.
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56 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A system for monitoring a body, comprising:
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a surgical implant configured for implantation into a body; a sensory module coupled to the surgical implant and configured for implantation into the body in conjunction with the surgical implant, the sensory module configured to monitor characteristics of at least one of the surgical implant, surrounding tissue, and adjacent tissue, the sensory module including at least one light source configured to illuminate at least one of the surgical implant, surrounding tissue, or adjacent tissue, and at least one photodetector configured to receive light from the at least one of the surgical implant, surrounding tissue, or adjacent tissue; and a communication module coupled to the surgical implant and configured for implantation into the body in conjunction with the surgical implant, the communication module electrically coupled to the sensory module and configured to communicate a signal derived from the characteristics to an external entity. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for monitoring patency of a vascular graft, the system comprising:
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a compliant scaffold formed about a vascular graft; a sensory module affixed to the compliant scaffold and configured to monitor characteristics of at least one of the vascular graft, surrounding tissue, and adjacent tissue; a communication module affixed to the complaint scaffold and electrically coupled to the sensory module; and an antenna affixed to the compliant scaffold and electrically coupled to the communication module, wherein the sensory module includes at least one light source directed towards the vascular graft and at least one photodiode and/or photodetector directed towards the vascular graft. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A self-diagnostic system, comprising:
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a tissue engineered construct configured for compatibility with body tissue; and a sensory module at least partially embedded into the tissue engineered construct, the sensory module configured to monitor characteristics of at least one of the tissue engineered construct, surrounding tissue, or adjacent tissue. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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