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Removable implanted device

  • US 5,284,146 A
  • Filed: 02/25/1993
  • Issued: 02/08/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An implantable, extractable probe for attachment to a vessel or organ comprising:

  • (a) an elongate probe body having front and rear ends, the elongate probe body terminating in a flexible tube;

    (b) at least one biological sensor attached to the probe body;

    (c) at least one lead wire connected to the biological sensor, said lead wire extending through the flexible tube;

    (d) an inflatable balloon situated on the probe body; and

    (e) suture securing means attached to the probe body and looped over the balloon, such that the probe body is secured by inflating the balloon and released for extraction from the body by deflating the balloon.

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