Method and system for non-vascular sensor implantation
First Claim
1. A method for non-vascular implant of a sensor comprising:
- incising an area of a body large enough for inserting an implant unit;
incising an area remote from a sensor location for inserting a sensor;
directing the sensor into a body cavity, disposing the sensor in a location remote from an incision through which the sensor is directed without passing the sensor through a vascular system;
connecting the sensor to the implant unit; and
inserting the implant unit into the body.
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Abstract
A method and system for non-vascular sensor implantation. An implant unit is implanted in an area of a body and a foreign body capsule is allowed to form around the area of the implant unit. The sensor may be directed into a body cavity such as, for example, the peritoneal space, subcutaneous tissues, the foreign body capsule, or other area of the body. A subcutaneous area of the body may be tunneled to place the sensor. The system may include an implant unit such as, for example, for delivering drug to a human body and a sensor for detecting a physiological parameter. The sensor may be separate from and connectable to the implant unit and may be placed in a non-vascular area of the human body.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for non-vascular implant of a sensor comprising:
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incising an area of a body large enough for inserting an implant unit; incising an area remote from a sensor location for inserting a sensor; directing the sensor into a body cavity, disposing the sensor in a location remote from an incision through which the sensor is directed without passing the sensor through a vascular system; connecting the sensor to the implant unit; and inserting the implant unit into the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-vascular implant system comprising:
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an implant unit configured to be implanted in a first area of a patient'"'"'s body; a sensor for detecting a physiological parameter, the sensor being separate from and connectable to the implant unit, the sensor being configured to be disposed in a second area of a patient'"'"'s body remote from the first area of the patient'"'"'s body, and a tool for creating a subcutaneous tunnel from the first area of the patient'"'"'s body to the second area of the patient'"'"'s body; wherein the sensor is configured to be placed in the second area of the human body by passing the sensor through the tunnel without passing the sensor through a vascular system, and wherein the sensor is configured to be connected to the implant unit after the implant unit is implanted in the human body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for non-vascular implant of a sensor comprising:
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incising an area of a body large enough for inserting an implant unit; creating a tunnel in subcutaneous tissue; directing the sensor through the tunnel; connecting the sensor to the implant unit; and inserting the implant unit into the body. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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