System for monitoring the physiologic parameters of patients with congestive heart failure
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring one or more physiological parameters for diagnosis of congestive heart failure within a patient, said system comprising:
- at least one sensing device adapted to be implanted in a septum of the patient'"'"'s heart and monitor said one or more physiological parameters within a heart cavity, said sensing device comprising an anchoring mechanism, at least one inductor coil and at least one sensor, with optional electronic components, said anchoring mechanism comprising first and second portions that are separated by the sensor and are both foldable and expandable, the first portion being adapted to pass through an opening of the septum and expand on a distal side thereof within the heart cavity, the second portion being adapted to expand on an oppositely-disposed proximal side of the septum, the first and second portions being configured to clamp the septum therebetween, said sensor being disposed relative to the anchoring mechanism so that when said sensing device is implanted in the septum from the proximal side thereof and said sensor is within the opening in the septum, the first portion of the anchoring mechanism and a majority of said sensing device are located on the proximal side of the septum, said sensing device has minimum protrusion in the heart cavity on the distal side of the septum to minimize the risk of thrombogenicity, and said sensor is configured to monitor the one or more physiological parameters within the heart cavity;
a pacing/ICD unit for interrogating said at least one sensing device;
an external unit for powering said at least one sensing device; and
a non-implantable readout device that is not adapted to be implanted in the patient, said readout device comprising at least one inductor coil having telemetric means for at least one of electromagnetic telecommunication and electromagnetic wireless powering of said sensor through said at least one inductor coil of said sensing device.
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Abstract
A telemetric sensing system for monitoring physiological parameters for diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure in a patient. This system includes one or more implantable sensing devices implanted in a cavity of the patient'"'"'s cardiovascular system, and a non-implantable reader unit. The implantable sensing device has an inductor and at least one sensor with an option of having electronic components, as well as a mechanism for anchoring the device inside the patient'"'"'s body. The external readout device has at least one inductor coil with a telemetric device that provides for at least one of electromagnetic telecommunication and wireless powering of the sensing device. This wireless system provides a means for effective monitoring, management and tailoring of treatments for patients suffering from congestive heart failure as well as many other diseases.
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57 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring one or more physiological parameters for diagnosis of congestive heart failure within a patient, said system comprising:
at least one sensing device adapted to be implanted in a septum of the patient'"'"'s heart and monitor said one or more physiological parameters within a heart cavity, said sensing device comprising an anchoring mechanism, at least one inductor coil and at least one sensor, with optional electronic components, said anchoring mechanism comprising first and second portions that are separated by the sensor and are both foldable and expandable, the first portion being adapted to pass through an opening of the septum and expand on a distal side thereof within the heart cavity, the second portion being adapted to expand on an oppositely-disposed proximal side of the septum, the first and second portions being configured to clamp the septum therebetween, said sensor being disposed relative to the anchoring mechanism so that when said sensing device is implanted in the septum from the proximal side thereof and said sensor is within the opening in the septum, the first portion of the anchoring mechanism and a majority of said sensing device are located on the proximal side of the septum, said sensing device has minimum protrusion in the heart cavity on the distal side of the septum to minimize the risk of thrombogenicity, and said sensor is configured to monitor the one or more physiological parameters within the heart cavity; a pacing/ICD unit for interrogating said at least one sensing device; an external unit for powering said at least one sensing device; and a non-implantable readout device that is not adapted to be implanted in the patient, said readout device comprising at least one inductor coil having telemetric means for at least one of electromagnetic telecommunication and electromagnetic wireless powering of said sensor through said at least one inductor coil of said sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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14. A system for monitoring one or more physiological parameters for treatment of congestive heart failure within a patient, said system comprising:
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at least one sensing device adapted to be implanted in a cavity of the patient'"'"'s cardiovascular system, said sensing device comprising at least one inductor coil and at least one sensor, with optional electronic components; a non-implantable reader adapted to present data useful for diagnosing congestive heart failure, said reader comprising at least one inductor coil allowing electromagnetic telecommunication and electromagnetic wireless powering of said sensor through said at least one inductor coil of said sensing device; an external unit operable to transmit power to said at least one sensing device; and wherein said system is part of a closed-loop pacing/ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) tuning mechanism comprising a pacing/ICD unit, said at least one sensing device is interrogated by the pacing/ICD unit, data from said at least one sensing device is sent to the pacing/ICD unit for tailoring of pacing/ICD function, and optionally said at least one sensing device transmits data to said reader, after which said reader retransmits data to the pacing/ICD unit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for monitoring one or more physiological parameters for at least one of diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure within a patient, said system comprising:
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at least one sensing device adapted to be implanted in a cavity of the patient'"'"'s cardiovascular system, said sensing device comprising at least one inductor coil and at least one sensor, with optional electronic components; a non-implantable readout device that is not adapted to be implanted in the patient, said readout device comprising at least one inductor coil having telemetric means for at least one of electromagnetic telecommunication and electromagnetic wireless powering of said sensing device through said at least one inductor coil of said sensing device; wherein the system is incorporated into a closed-loop system with a left atrium to right atrium unidirectional valve for preventing the development of pulmonary edema.
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