Apparatus for minimally invasive calibration of implanted pressure transducers
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1. A pressure measurement calibration system comprising:
- a first implantable sensor adapted to be implanted at a first location at least partially within a medical patient, wherein the first implantable sensor is configured to provide a first signal indicative of a first pressure at the first location at least partially within the medical patient;
a pressure signal receiver for receiving the first signal from the first sensor;
a second sensor for measuring a second pressure at a second location with respect to the medical patient and for generating a second signal indicative of said second pressure;
a processor configured to determine an adjustment factor based on said first signal, said second signal, and a perturbation, wherein said first sensor is configured to be calibrated based upon said adjustment factor;
a mouthpiece coupled to said second sensor; and
a communications device configured to deliver a patient instruction to said medical patient when said first pressure falls outside of a previously determined range.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for the calibration of implanted pressure transducers. It is an object of several embodiments of the present invention to provide apparatus and methods for the calibration of one or more implanted pressure transducers implanted in the body of medical patients. Various embodiments of the present invention are particularly advantageous because they offer a calibration system that is less invasive than the systems currently available.
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1. A pressure measurement calibration system comprising:
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a first implantable sensor adapted to be implanted at a first location at least partially within a medical patient, wherein the first implantable sensor is configured to provide a first signal indicative of a first pressure at the first location at least partially within the medical patient; a pressure signal receiver for receiving the first signal from the first sensor; a second sensor for measuring a second pressure at a second location with respect to the medical patient and for generating a second signal indicative of said second pressure; a processor configured to determine an adjustment factor based on said first signal, said second signal, and a perturbation, wherein said first sensor is configured to be calibrated based upon said adjustment factor; a mouthpiece coupled to said second sensor; and a communications device configured to deliver a patient instruction to said medical patient when said first pressure falls outside of a previously determined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 71, 72, 73)
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38. A pressure measurement calibration system comprising:
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one or more first sensors configured to generate a first signal indicative of a first pressure at a first location at least partially within a medical patient; one or more second sensors configured to generate a second signal indicative of an upper airway pressure at a second location with respect to the medical patient, wherein said one or more second sensors comprises a mouthpiece; a processor configured to calibrate said one or more first sensors in response to the first and second signals and at least one perturbation; and an instruction module configured to provide a patient instruction based upon said first and second signals when at least one of said first and second signals falls outside of a previously determined range. - View Dependent Claims (74)
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39. A pressure measurement calibration system comprising:
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a first implantable sensor adapted to be implanted at a first location at least partially within a medical patient and configured to provide a first signal indicative of a first pressure at the first location at least partially within the medical patient; a communication device configured to receive the first signal from the first sensor; one or more second sensors configured to provide a second signal indicative of a second pressure at a second location with respect to the medical patient; and a processor configured to compute at least one calibration parameter based upon said first and second signals while said medical patient performs a valsalva maneuver, wherein the communication device comprises programmed instructions for altering therapy based on said first signal and said at least one calibration parameter.
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40. A pressure measurement calibration system comprising:
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a first means for measuring a first pressure at a first location inside of a medical patient; a second means for measuring an upper airway pressure of the medical patient at a second location with respect to the medical patient; a processor, configured to calibrate said first means in response to a pressure perturbation and said first and upper airway pressures; and an instruction module, wherein said instruction module provides a patient instruction based upon said first and the upper airway pressures when the first pressure falls outside of a previously determined range. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 75)
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69. A calibration monitor for a pressure measurement system located at least partially inside of a medical patient, comprising:
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a recorder to record a first atmospheric pressure corresponding to atmospheric pressure around a blood pressure measurement system at a first time and a second atmospheric pressure corresponding to atmospheric pressure around the blood pressure measurement system after a sampling period; and a processor to calculate the difference between the first atmospheric pressure and the second atmospheric pressure, wherein the processor is configured to provide an instruction to said medical patient to take an action based upon said difference, wherein said action is to recalibrate said pressure measurement system.
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70. A calibration monitor for a pressure measurement system located at least partially inside of a medical patient, comprising:
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a recorder to record a first atmospheric pressure corresponding to atmospheric pressure around a blood pressure measurement system at a first time and a second atmospheric pressure corresponding to atmospheric pressure around the blood pressure measurement system after a sampling period; and a processor to calculate the difference between the first atmospheric pressure and the second atmospheric pressure, wherein the processor is configured to provide an instruction to said medical patient to take an action based upon said difference, wherein said action is to contact a medical care provider.
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