Monitoring of a food intake restriction device
First Claim
1. A system for obtaining data from an implanted device, the system comprising:
- (a) an implantable restriction forming device, wherein the implantable restriction device is operable to form a restriction in a patient, wherein the implantable restriction forming device comprises a fluid;
(b) an implantable pressure sensor in communication with the implantable restriction forming device, wherein the implantable pressure sensor is operable to sense the pressure of the fluid;
(c) one or more implantable communicators in communication with the implantable pressure sensor, wherein the one or more implantable communicators are operable to communicate data from within a patient;
(d) one or more external communicators in communication with the one or more implantable communicators, wherein the one or more external communicators are operable to externally receive data communicated from within a patient by the one or more implantable communicators; and
(e) a storage device in communication with the one or more external communicators, wherein the storage device is operable to store at least a portion of data received by the one or more external communicators.
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Abstract
An implantable restriction device is configured to provide a restriction in a patient as a function of the pressure of fluid. The implantable restriction device includes one or more pressure sensors configured to sense pressure of the fluid within the implantable restriction device. Pressure data obtained by the one or more pressure sensors may be communicated to a device located external to the patient, such as a data logger, using telemetry coils or other communicators. The data logger may store the pressure data, and may communicate the pressure data to a remote location via a network such as the Internet. A docking station may be provided to couple the data logger to a network and/or to recharge a cell in the data logger.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for obtaining data from an implanted device, the system comprising:
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(a) an implantable restriction forming device, wherein the implantable restriction device is operable to form a restriction in a patient, wherein the implantable restriction forming device comprises a fluid;
(b) an implantable pressure sensor in communication with the implantable restriction forming device, wherein the implantable pressure sensor is operable to sense the pressure of the fluid;
(c) one or more implantable communicators in communication with the implantable pressure sensor, wherein the one or more implantable communicators are operable to communicate data from within a patient;
(d) one or more external communicators in communication with the one or more implantable communicators, wherein the one or more external communicators are operable to externally receive data communicated from within a patient by the one or more implantable communicators; and
(e) a storage device in communication with the one or more external communicators, wherein the storage device is operable to store at least a portion of data received by the one or more external communicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for obtaining data from an implanted device, the system comprising:
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(a) a TET communicator, wherein the TET communicator is operable to provide power to a device implanted within a patient;
(b) a telemetry communicator, wherein the telemetry communicator is operable to transmit data communicated from one or more implantable pressure sensors located within a patient;
(c) a power supply in communication with the TET communicator, wherein the power supply is operable to provide power to the TET communicator;
(d) a storage device in communication with the telemetry communicator, wherein the storage device is operable to store data transmitted from the telemetry communicator;
(e) a communication port in communication with the storage device, wherein the communication port is configured to communicate data from the storage device to one or both of a docking station or a network; and
(f) a microprocessor in communication with the TET communicator, the telemetry coil, the power supply, the storage device, and the communication port, wherein the microprocessor is configured to regulate power supplied by the power supply to the TET communicator, wherein the microprocessor is further configured to regulate transmission of data from the telemetry communicator to the storage device, wherein the microprocessor is further configured to regulate transmission of data from the storage device to the communication port. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of obtaining data from an implanted device, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving pressure data indicating pressure of fluid in an implanted restriction device, wherein the implanted restriction device is operable to form a restriction in a patient, wherein the pressure data is obtained using a pressure sensor in communication with the implanted restriction device, wherein the pressure data is received using a communicator positioned locally relative to the patient;
(b) storing the received pressure data obtained using the communicator, wherein the received pressure data is stored in a storage device positioned locally relative to the patient;
(c) transmitting at least a portion of the stored pressure data to a remote location, wherein the remote location is positioned remotely relative to the patient;
(d) receiving the transmitted pressure data at the remote location; and
(e) evaluating the pressure data received at the remote location.
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