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US 2002/0177782 A1Published application
Barometric pressure correction based on remote sources of information
AssigneeRemon Medical Technologies, Ltd.
InventorAvi Penner
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Abstract
The invention includes systems and methods for converting absolute pressure data acquired in anatomical environments to gauge pressure data using an implant configured to monitor pressure. The implant is configured to communicate with an external controller, which is configured to communicate with a remote microprocessor that includes real-time barometric pressure data for one or more geographic locations.
Claims31
A system for measuring pressure in a body, comprising:
- an implant device configured for measuring absolute pressure in a body, the implant device further configured to communicate measured absolute pressure information outside of the body using telemetric signals;
- and
- an external monitor configured to
- receive telemetric signals from the implant device,
- receive barometric pressure information from a remote source, the barometric pressure information associated with a geographic location of the body, and
- derive gauge pressure from the received absolute pressure information and barometric pressure information.
3 more elements
A system for measuring pressure in a body, comprising:
- an implant device configured for measuring absolute pressure in a body, the implant device further configured to communicate measured absolute pressure information outside of the body using telemetric signals;
- and
- an external monitor configured to
- receive telemetric signals comprising absolute pressure information from the implant device,
- transmit received absolute pressure information to a remote source, the remote source comprising real-time barometric pressure information corresponding with a location of the body, and
- receive gauge pressure information from the remote source, the gauge pressure information derived from the absolute pressure information and barometric pressure information.
3 more elements
A system for measuring pressure in a body, comprising:
- an external monitor configured to receive barometric pressure information from a remote source, the barometric pressure information associated with a geographic location of the body;
- and
- an implant device configured to
- receive barometric pressure information from the external monitor,
- measure absolute pressure in a body, and
- derive gauge pressure from the received absolute pressure information and measured barometric pressure information.
3 more elements
A method for measuring pressure in a body, comprising:
- receiving a telemetric signal from a biosensor implanted in a body, the telemetric signal representing absolute pressure information;
- receiving real-time barometric pressure information from a remote source, the real-time barometric pressure information corresponding to a geographic location of the body;
- and
- deriving gauge pressure from the absolute pressure information and barometric pressure information
1 more element
A method for measuring pressure in a body, comprising:
- receiving a signal from a biosensor implanted in a body;
- deriving absolute pressure information from the signal;
- and
- receiving real-time barometric pressure information associated with a geographic location of the biosensor from a remote source.
1 more element
A system for measuring pressure in a body, comprising;
- an implant device for measuring intra-body absolute pressure, the implant device comprising
- a pressure sensor, and
- a transducer coupled to the pressure sensor for acquiring absolute pressure information from the pressure sensor, the transducer configured to transmit acoustic signals comprising absolute pressure information acquired from the pressure sensor;
- an external monitor configured to receive acoustic signals from the implant device and to receive real-time barometric pressure information from a remote source, the remote source comprising real-time barometric pressure information for more than one geographic location;
- and
- a global positioning system (GPS) signal receiver coupled to the external monitor,
- the external monitor further configured to derive gauge pressure based on absolute pressure information received from the implant device and real-time barometric pressure received from the remote source.
4 more elements
A method for measuring pressure in a body, comprising:
- receiving an acoustic signal from a biosensor implanted in the body;
- deriving absolute pressure information from the acoustic signal;
- establishing a communications link with a remote source comprising real-time barometric pressure information for more than one geographic location;
- through the communications link, receiving real-time barometric pressure information from the remote source;
- deriving gauge pressure by subtracting a pressure value corresponding with the real-time barometric pressure information from a pressure value corresponding with the absolute pressure information;
- and
- displaying said gauge pressure on a display.
4 more elements
A method for communicating with a device implanted in a body, comprising:
- receiving a telemetric signal from the device, the telemetric signal representing absolute pressure information;
- receiving real-time barometric pressure information from a remote source, the real-time barometric pressure information corresponding to a geographic location of the body;
- and
- deriving gauge pressure from the absolute pressure information and barometric pressure information.
1 more element
A method for providing barometric pressure information to a medical device comprising:
- determining the geographic location of the medical device;
- and
- receiving real-time barometric pressure information from a remote source, said remote source comprising real-time barometric pressure information for a plurality of geographic locations, the real-time barometric pressure information corresponding to a geographic location of the medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.