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Organ rejection monitoring

  • US 7,130,679 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2002
  • Issued: 10/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • sensing an impedance across at least a portion of a transplanted organ in a patient;

    determining whether the patient is experiencing rejection of the transplanted organ as a function of the impedance, wherein determining whether the patient is experiencing rejection of the transplanted organ further includes;

    monitoring variations in the sensed impedance on a periodic basis; and

    determining that the patient is experiencing rejection of the transplanted organ when the variations decrease over time.

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