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US 11,890,085 B2Granted
Implantable medical sensors and related methods of use
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsGeorge W. Duval, Paul J. Smith, Michael Y. Ko
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Abstract
According to one aspect, an implantable medical device may include an anchor assembly configured to anchor the medical device to a body lumen. The implantable medical device may also include a capsule. The capsule may include a pH sensor. The pH sensor may be configured to measure a pH of contents within the body lumen. The capsule may also include a power source, a controller, and an impedance sensor. The impedance sensor may be configured to measure an impedance within the body lumen.
Claims11
A method for sensing within a body lumen of a patient, comprising:
- sensing a pH with an implanted medical device coupled to the body lumen or sensing a direction of travel of contents within the body lumen with an impedance sensor of the medical device;
- based on the sensed pH or the sensed direction of travel, determining whether the patient has experienced an event;
- transmitting data from the implanted medical device to a data acquisition module located outside of a body of the patient;
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- releasing the medical device from a wall of the body lumen via deterioration of a bioabsorbable portion of the medical device.
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