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Management systems for the surgically treated obese patient

  • US 8,001,976 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2006
  • Issued: 08/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fluid access port with a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end operable to be accessed for fluid injection and the distal end operable to receive fluid and deliver it to a fluid receiving structure in a patient, the fluid access port comprising:

  • a. A pressure sensing system constructed wherein the pressure sensing system is hydraulically coupled to the fluid access port and wherein the pressure sensing system comprises;

    i. A pressure sensor;

    ii. A circuit operable to receive a pressure related signal from the pressure sensor and generate an output signal;

    and, wherein the pressure sensing system is reversibly attachable to the fluid access port when the fluid access port is implanted in a patient and the pressure sensing system is external to the patient.

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