WIRELESS MOLECULAR SENSOR SYSTEM AND PROCESS
First Claim
1. A system for wireless detection of an analyte in vivo, comprising an implantable sensor and an external reader,said sensor comprising at least one microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device sensing the analyte, said MEMS device coupled to an integrated circuit for communicating with the reader, andsaid reader transmitting radio frequency (RF) energy powering the sensor and receiving RF signals from the sensor related to changes in the MEMS device reflecting levels of analyte.
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Abstract
Wireless molecular sensor methods and systems integrate radio frequency (RF) technology to interrogate, power, operate and/or readout signals corresponding to levels of molecules of interest from microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) implanted within the body. Various alternative embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A system for wireless detection of an analyte in vivo, comprising an implantable sensor and an external reader,
said sensor comprising at least one microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device sensing the analyte, said MEMS device coupled to an integrated circuit for communicating with the reader, and said reader transmitting radio frequency (RF) energy powering the sensor and receiving RF signals from the sensor related to changes in the MEMS device reflecting levels of analyte.
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17. A method for wireless detection of an analyte in vivo, comprising:
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receiving radio frequency (RF) energy from an external reader by an integrated circuit in an implanted sensor; converting the RF energy, by said integrated circuit, into electrical charge for powering the sensor; processing at least one signal from at least one microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device of the sensor; and transmitting the at least one signal reflecting levels of analyte from the sensor to the reader.
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