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Remotely addressable pressure and/or temperature measuring device installed in a biological medium

  • US 8,549,923 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2009
  • Issued: 10/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remotely interrogatable pressure and/or temperature measuring device comprising at least:

  • an acoustic wave sensor comprising at least one resonator coupled to a first antenna element; and

    an interrogation system comprising a second antenna element for transmission and reception,wherein the measuring device further comprises an expandable tubular structure, said structure integrating a biocompatible material and said acoustic wave sensor encapsulated in the biocompatible material and in that the second antenna element operates at frequencies above several tens of MegaHertz, andwherein the tubular structure comprises a metallic structure in the form of an expandable trellis.

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