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Status monitor for anomaly detection in implanted devices and method

  • US 5,683,430 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1995
  • Issued: 11/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A status monitoring system for evaluating the condition of an electrode implanted in the body of a mammal, comprising:

  • (a) a modulator for modulating interrogation signals on an electrode of an implanted device;

    (b) a monitor for analyzing modulated interrogation signals being reflected by the electrode, said monitor comprising;

    a transmitter for transmitting interrogation signals,a receiver for receiving and processing said signals reflected by the electrode,a microprocessor for controlling the transmitter and the receiver, said microprocessor producing electrode condition data by comparing known electrode characteristics with said interrogation signal and said received signals processed by the receiver thereby producing electrode condition data; and

    (c) a communication system for communicating said electrode condition data to a remote location, said communication system being in communication with said monitor,said interrogation signals being transmitted by the transmitter onto the electrode the interrogation signals being modulated on the electrode by combining with a modulation signal generated by the modulator, the modulator being activated by the interrogation signals, said modulated interrogation signals being reflected by the electrode and received by the receiver, said receiver receiving and processing the received signal into a form usable by the microprocessor, said microprocessor producing therefrom said electrode condition data.

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