System and method for monitoring a parameter associated with the performance of a heart
First Claim
1. An intrabody implantable system for long-term, real time monitoring of at least one parameter associated with heart performance, the system comprising:
- (a) a first sensor being implantable within a heart and being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure in a first cavity of the heart;
(b) at least one additional sensor being implantable in a blood vessel supporting blood into or out of a second cavity of the heart, said at least one additional sensor being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure and a flow within said blood vessel; and
(c) at least one device implantable in the body and being in data communication with said first sensor and said at least one additional sensor, said at least one device being for receiving said information pertaining to said pressure in the first cavity of the heart and said information pertaining to said pressure and said flow within said blood vessel and for relaying said information pertaining to said pressure in the first cavity of the heart and said information pertaining to said pressure and said flow within said blood vessel outside the body.
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Abstract
An intrabody implantable system for long-term, real time monitoring of at least one parameter associated with heart performance. The system includes (a) a first sensor being implantable within a heart and being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure in a first cavity of the heart; (b) at least one additional sensor being implantable in an blood vessel supporting blood flow into or out of a second cavity of the heart, the at least one additional sensor being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure and a flow within the blood vessel; and (c) at least one device implantable in the body and being in data communication with the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor, the at least one device being for receiving the information pertaining to the pressure in the first cavity of the heart and the information pertaining to the pressure and the flow within the blood vessel and for relaying the information pertaining to the pressure in the first cavity of the heart and the information pertaining to the pressure and the flow within the blood vessel outside the body.
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34 Claims
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1. An intrabody implantable system for long-term, real time monitoring of at least one parameter associated with heart performance, the system comprising:
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(a) a first sensor being implantable within a heart and being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure in a first cavity of the heart;
(b) at least one additional sensor being implantable in a blood vessel supporting blood into or out of a second cavity of the heart, said at least one additional sensor being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure and a flow within said blood vessel; and
(c) at least one device implantable in the body and being in data communication with said first sensor and said at least one additional sensor, said at least one device being for receiving said information pertaining to said pressure in the first cavity of the heart and said information pertaining to said pressure and said flow within said blood vessel and for relaying said information pertaining to said pressure in the first cavity of the heart and said information pertaining to said pressure and said flow within said blood vessel outside the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of monitoring the heart performance of an individual, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) implanting within the patient'"'"'s body;
(i) a first sensor within a heart for collecting information pertaining to a pressure in a first cavity of the heart; and
(ii) at least one additional sensor in an blood vessel supporting blood flow into or out of a second cavity of the heart, said at least one additional sensor being for collecting information pertaining to a pressure and a flow within said blood vessel;
(b) extracorporeally retrieving and processing said information collected by said first sensor and said information collected by said at least one additional sensor;
(c) interpreting said information resultant from step (b) so as to yield interpreted information pertaining to the heart performance of the patient; and
(d) if required, repeating steps (b) through (c) a predetermined number of times over a predetermined time period so as to enable monitoring the heart performance of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of monitoring the heart performance of an individual, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting and processing information pertaining to a pressure in a cavity of the heart;
(b) collecting and processing information pertaining to a pressure and a flow within an blood vessel supporting blood flow into or out of the heart;
(c) interpreting said information resultant from step (b) and said information resultant from step (c) so as to yield interpreted information pertaining to the heart performance of the patient; and
(d) repeating steps (b)-(d) a predetermined number of times over a predetermined time period so as to enable monitoring the heart performance of the individual.
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