DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AND MONITORING MEDICAL DEVICES

• US 20180125365A1
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Published: 05/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canary Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Canary Medical, Inc.
• Inventors: Hunter, William L., Holberg, Douglas R.
• Application Number:
  US15/511,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20180125365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
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Abstract

Medical devices are provided, comprising a medical device and a sensor.

Claims

1. A sensor module, comprising:

a sensor channel; and

a communication interface coupled to the sensor channel.

13. A medical device, comprising a medical device and a sensor module according to claim 1.

24. A method, comprising:

sensing a physical quantity using the sensor module of claim 1; and

generating a representation of the sensed quantity.

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