Implantable vital sign sensor
AssigneeThomas Jefferson University
InventorJeffrey I. Joseph
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Abstract
An implantable vital sign sensor including a housing including a first portion, the first portion defining a first open end, a second open end opposite the first end, and a lumen there through, the first portion being sized to be implanted substantially entirely within the blood vessel wall of the patient. A sensor module configured to measure a blood vessel blood pressure waveform is included, the sensor module having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being insertable within the lumen and the proximal portion extending outward from the first open end.
Claims13
An implantable vital signs measurement device for a patient having a blood vessel with a blood vessel wall, comprising:
- a housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion defining a first open end, a second open end opposite the first open end, and a lumen there through, the first portion being sized and configured to be secured transmurally within the blood vessel wall of the patient and the second portion being sized and configured to press against the blood vessel wall and surround a portion of the blood vessel wall;
- a sensor module configured to measure at least one vital sign, the sensor module having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being insertable within the lumen;
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- an elastic sensor module retaining element coupled to the sensor module, the sensor module retaining element configured to retain the sensor module within the housing and flex in response to pulsations within the blood vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.