Inflatable prosthesis having a pressure calibration system
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsNoel Smith, John Gildea, Brian P. Watschke
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Abstract
According to an aspect, an apparatus includes a bodily implant configured to be implanted into a body of a patient. The implant having an inflatable member, a sensor, and a calibration module. The inflatable member is configured to be disposed within a portion of the body of the patient. The sensor is operatively coupled to the inflatable member and is configured to detect a fluidic pressure within the inflatable member. The calibration module is configured to receive pressure data from the sensor and determine when the inflatable member is sufficiently inflated.
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a bodily implant configured to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implant including an inflatable member, a sensor, and a calibration module,
- the inflatable member being configured to be disposed within a portion of the body of the patient,
- the sensor is operatively coupled to the inflatable member and is configured to detect a fluidic pressure within the inflatable member, and
- the calibration module is configured to receive pressure data from the sensor and determine when the inflatable member is sufficiently inflated, the calibration module includes a smoothing module, the smoothing module being configured to smooth pressure data received from the sensor.
A method, comprising:
- inflating an inflatable member that is disposed within a body of a patient;
- sensing a pressure within the inflatable member;
- smoothing pressure data received from a pressure sensor;
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- determining when the inflatable member is sufficiently rigid.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a bodily implant configured to be implanted into a body of a patient, the implant including an inflatable member, a reservoir, a first electrical pump, a sensor, and a calibration module,
- the inflatable member being configured to be disposed within a portion of the body of the patient,
- the first electrical pump being configured to pump fluid from the inflatable member to the reservoir,
- the sensor is operatively coupled to the inflatable member and is configured to detect a fluidic pressure within the inflatable member, and
- the calibration module is configured to receive pressure data from the sensor and determine when the inflatable member is sufficiently rigid, the calibration module includes a smoothing module, the smoothing module being configured to smooth pressure data received from the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.