US Patent No: 7,425,200
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Implantable sensor with wireless communication
Stats
-
Sep 16, 2008
Issued date -
May 15, 2002
filing date -
10/146,555
serial no -
In Force
status
Importance
Loading Importance Indicators...
Abstract
An implantable sensor device, such as a pressure monitor, is implanted in the left ventricle (LV), in other heart chambers, or elsewhere, from which it wirelessly communicates pressure information to a remote communication device. The sensor device can be implanted using a placement catheter, an endoscope, or a laparoscope. The device can be secured entirely within the LV or heart wall, such as by using a corkscrew, a helical anchor, a harpoon, a threaded member, a hook, a barb, a fastener, a suture, or a mesh or coating for receiving fibrous tissue growth. The implantable sensor device provides less invasive chronic measurements of left ventricular blood pressure or other physical parameters. The wireless communication techniques include radio-telemetry, inductive coupling, passive transponders, and using the body as a conductor (referred to as "intracorporeal conductive communication" or a "personal area network"). Data from the receiver is downloadable into a computer for analysis or display.
Loading the Abstract Image...
First Claim
Related Publications
Loading Related Publications...
International Classification(s)
- [Classification Symbol]
- [Patents Count]
Cited Art
| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| 4,207,903 Device for screwing body tissue electrode into body tissue | 82 | 1978 | |
| 4,899,752 System for and method of therapeutic stimulation of a patient's heart | 90 | 1988 | |
| 4,987,897 Body bus medical device communication system | 368 | 1989 | |
| 5,129,394 Method and apparatus for controlling heart rate in proportion to left ventricular pressure | 174 | 1991 | |
| 5,535,752 Implantable capacitive absolute pressure and temperature monitor system | 251 | 1995 | |
| 5,702,427 Verification of capture using pressure waves transmitted through a pacing lead | 86 | 1996 | |
| 5,899,927 Detection of pressure waves transmitted through catheter/lead body | 98 | 1997 | |
| 6,132,456 Arrangement for implanting an endocardial cardiac lead | 55 | 1998 | |
| 6,024,704 Implantable medical device for sensing absolute blood pressure and barometric pressure | 136 | 1998 | |
| 6,234,973 Implantable medical device for sensing absolute blood pressure and barometric pressure | 96 | 1999 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,836,886 Catheter having a sensor | 53 | 1996 | |
| 5,807,265 Catheter having pressure detecting ability | 65 | 1996 | |
| 6,019,729 Sensor mechanism-equipped catheter | 91 | 1997 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,593,430 Bus system for interconnecting an implantable medical device with a plurality of sensors | 139 | 1995 | |
| 5,967,986 Endoluminal implant with fluid flow sensing capability | 232 | 1997 | |
| 6,231,516 Endoluminal implant with therapeutic and diagnostic capability | 176 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,373,852 Monitoring uterine contractions by radiotelemetric transmission | 103 | 1993 | |
| 5,431,171 Monitoring fetal characteristics by radiotelemetric transmission | 89 | 1993 | |
| 5,538,005 B'method for monitoring fetal characteristics by radiotelemetric transmission | 82 | 1995 | |
|
|
|||
| 4,796,641 Device and method for chronic in-vivo measurement of internal body pressure | 85 | 1987 | |
| 4,846,191 Device for chronic measurement of internal body pressure | 200 | 1988 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,159,156 Pressure sensor for use in an artery | 88 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,053,873 Pressure-sensing stent | 219 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,860,938 Medical pressure sensing guide wire | 67 | 1996 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,374,287 Defibrillator and demand pacer catheters and methods for using same | 79 | 1993 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,562,726 Expandable transluminal graft prosthesis for repair of aneurysm and method for implanting | 273 | 1993 | |
|
|
|||
| 4,596,563 Thin-walled multi-layered catheter having a fuseless tip | 194 | 1984 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,033,366 Pressure measurement device | 53 | 1997 | |
|
|
|||
| RE30366 Organ stimulator | 106 | 1976 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,796,827 System and method for near-field human-body coupling for encrypted communication with identification cards | 167 | 1996 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,015,386 System including an implantable device and methods of use for determining blood pressure and other blood parameters of a living being | 89 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,030,413 Artificial graft and implantation method | 167 | 1991 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,487,760 Heart valve prosthesis incorporating electronic sensing, monitoring and/or pacing circuitry | 104 | 1994 | |
|
|
|||
| 4,718,425 Catheter with pressure sensor | 70 | 1986 | |
|
|
|||
| 4,913,147 Heart pacemaker system with shape-memory metal components | 69 | 1987 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,906,573 Radioactive surgical fastening devices and methods of making same | 38 | 1997 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,911,704 Implantable device and uses therefor | 74 | 1997 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,076,016 Galvanic transdermal conduction communication system and method | 65 | 1997 | |
|
|
|||
| 4,934,369 Intravascular blood parameter measurement system | 185 | 1989 | |
|
|
|||
| 4,494,950 Plural module medication delivery system | 494 | 1982 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,015,387 Implantation devices for monitoring and regulating blood flow | 108 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,411,551 Stent assembly with sensor | 177 | 1993 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,353,800 Implantable pressure sensor lead | 214 | 1992 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,192,314 Synthetic intraventricular implants and method of inserting | 260 | 1991 | |
| 5,551,427 Implantable device for the effective elimination of cardiac arrhythmogenic sites | 180 | 1995 | |
Patent Citation Ranking
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |