IMPLANTABLE DEVICE WITH SENSORS FOR DIFFERENTIAL MONITORING OF INTERNAL CONDITION
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1. An implantable system for monitoring the condition of a transplanted tissue within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
- a housing configured to be implanted between a first tissue and a second tissue within the patient'"'"'s body, the housing including a first outer surface configured to rest against the first tissue, and a second outer surface opposite from the first outer surface, configured to rest against the second tissue;
at least one anchor to stabilize the position of the housing within the body;
a first sensing system proximate to the first surface configured to sense the physiological property of the first tissue;
a second sensing system proximate to the second surface configured to sense the physiological property of the second tissue; and
a processing system in communication with the first and second sensing systems configured to compute a difference between the physiological property sensed by the first and the second sensing systems.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to implantable devices and systems for the differential monitoring the condition of the tissue or fluid emitted from the site in proximity to the implants. The invention may also include modifications of the implantable device to stabilize or immobilize the device in the proximity of the tissue to be monitored
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1. An implantable system for monitoring the condition of a transplanted tissue within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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a housing configured to be implanted between a first tissue and a second tissue within the patient'"'"'s body, the housing including a first outer surface configured to rest against the first tissue, and a second outer surface opposite from the first outer surface, configured to rest against the second tissue; at least one anchor to stabilize the position of the housing within the body; a first sensing system proximate to the first surface configured to sense the physiological property of the first tissue; a second sensing system proximate to the second surface configured to sense the physiological property of the second tissue; and a processing system in communication with the first and second sensing systems configured to compute a difference between the physiological property sensed by the first and the second sensing systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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