Procedure and system for monitoring a physiological parameter within an internal organ of a living body
First Claim
1. A surgical procedure comprising:
- making a first incision in a living body to expose at least a portion of an internal organ of the living body, the organ having an internal cavity within which an internal physiological parameter is desired to be sensed;
making a second incision through an external wall of the organ and into the internal cavity;
placing a sensing unit in the second incision such that a proximal end of the sensing unit at a first extremity thereof is outside the organ and a distal end of the sensing unit at an oppositely-disposed second extremity thereof is within the internal cavity of the organ, the sensing unit consisting essentially of a sensing device having a sensing element adapted to sense the physiological parameter within the organ and an anchor to which the sensing device is secured, the anchor comprising first and second portions, the first portion of the anchor comprising a tubular housing in which the sensing device is housed and an open end adjacent the distal end of the sensing unit through which the sensing device is received into the tubular housing and through which the sensing element is exposed, either the first portion of the anchor or the sensing device defining the distal end of the sensing unit, the second portion of the anchor projecting radially from and surrounding the first portion, defining the proximal end of the sensing unit, and comprising means for securing the anchor to an external wall of the organ by engaging a proximal surface of the external wall disposed nearer the proximal end of the sensing unit and not engaging a distal surface of the external wall disposed nearer the distal end of the sensing unit, the sensing unit being placed in the second incision so that the second portion of the anchor, the securing means thereof, and the proximal end of the sensing unit defined thereby are outside the organ, and so that only the first portion of the anchor and the distal end of the sensing unit extend entirely through the external wall, the distal end of the sensing unit does not extend more than one centimeter into the internal cavity of the organ, and the first portion of the anchor occludes the incision; and
securing the anchor to the external wall of the organ such that the sensing device is secured within the second incision by only the anchor and the second incision is occluded by only the first portion of the anchor;
closing the first incision; and
thentelemetrically communicating with the sensing device to obtain a reading of the physiological parameter using a readout device located outside the living body.
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Abstract
A system and surgical procedure for monitoring physiological parameters within an internal organ of a living body. The procedure entails making a first incision to expose the organ and a second incision through an external wall of the organ and into an internal cavity. A sensing unit is placed in the second incision such that a proximal end thereof remains outside the organ. The unit includes a sensing device having a sensing element for sensing the physiological parameter within the organ, and an anchor to which the sensing device is secured. The unit occludes the second incision and a distal end of the unit does not extend more than one centimeter into the cavity. The anchor is then secured to the wall of the organ, after which the first incision is closed and a readout device telemetrically communicates with the sensing device to obtain a reading of the physiological parameter.
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58 Claims
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1. A surgical procedure comprising:
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making a first incision in a living body to expose at least a portion of an internal organ of the living body, the organ having an internal cavity within which an internal physiological parameter is desired to be sensed; making a second incision through an external wall of the organ and into the internal cavity; placing a sensing unit in the second incision such that a proximal end of the sensing unit at a first extremity thereof is outside the organ and a distal end of the sensing unit at an oppositely-disposed second extremity thereof is within the internal cavity of the organ, the sensing unit consisting essentially of a sensing device having a sensing element adapted to sense the physiological parameter within the organ and an anchor to which the sensing device is secured, the anchor comprising first and second portions, the first portion of the anchor comprising a tubular housing in which the sensing device is housed and an open end adjacent the distal end of the sensing unit through which the sensing device is received into the tubular housing and through which the sensing element is exposed, either the first portion of the anchor or the sensing device defining the distal end of the sensing unit, the second portion of the anchor projecting radially from and surrounding the first portion, defining the proximal end of the sensing unit, and comprising means for securing the anchor to an external wall of the organ by engaging a proximal surface of the external wall disposed nearer the proximal end of the sensing unit and not engaging a distal surface of the external wall disposed nearer the distal end of the sensing unit, the sensing unit being placed in the second incision so that the second portion of the anchor, the securing means thereof, and the proximal end of the sensing unit defined thereby are outside the organ, and so that only the first portion of the anchor and the distal end of the sensing unit extend entirely through the external wall, the distal end of the sensing unit does not extend more than one centimeter into the internal cavity of the organ, and the first portion of the anchor occludes the incision; and securing the anchor to the external wall of the organ such that the sensing device is secured within the second incision by only the anchor and the second incision is occluded by only the first portion of the anchor; closing the first incision; and
thentelemetrically communicating with the sensing device to obtain a reading of the physiological parameter using a readout device located outside the living 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, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for monitoring a physiological parameter within an internal cavity of an internal organ of a living body, the system comprising:
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at least one sensing unit adapted to be implanted in the living body and attached to the organ therein, the sensing unit having a proximal end at a first extremity thereof and a distal end at an oppositely-disposed second extremity thereof, the sensing unit consisting essentially of a sensing device having a sensing element adapted to sense the physiological parameter within the organ and an anchor to which the sensing device is secured, the anchor comprising first and second portions, the first portion of the anchor comprising a tubular housing in which the sensing device is housed and an open end adjacent the distal end of the sensing unit through which the sensing device is received into the tubular housing and through which the sensing element is exposed, either the first portion of the anchor or the sensing device defining the distal end of the sensing unit, the second portion of the anchor projecting radially from and surrounding the first portion, defining the proximal end of the sensing unit, and comprising means for securing the anchor to an external wall of the organ by engaging a proximal surface of the external wall disposed nearer the proximal end of the sensing unit and not engaging a distal surface of the external wall disposed nearer the distal end of the sensing unit, the sensing unit being sized and configured for placement in an incision in the external wall of the organ so that the second portion of the anchor, the securing means thereof, and the proximal end of the sensing unit defined thereby are outside the organ, and so that only the first portion of the anchor and the distal end of the sensing unit extend entirely through the external wall, the distal end of the sensing unit does not extend more than one centimeter into the internal cavity of the organ, and the first portion of the anchor occludes the incision; and a readout device that is not adapted to be implanted in the living body, the readout device comprising means for telemetrically communicating with the sensing device to obtain a reading of the physiological parameter. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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