Management Systems For The Surgically Treated Obese Patient
AssigneeMichael Gertner
InventorMichael Gertner
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a pressure sensing system is described which transmits data to a patient management system external to a patient. The pressure sensing system can rigidly couple to an implantable port or flexibly couple to an implantable port. In some embodiments, the pressure sensing system communicates with a hydraulic actuating system. In some embodiments, the pressure sensing system is implantable and comprises a circuit capable of wireless transmission through the skin of a patient to an external receiver which is part of a patient management system. A patient management system is described which receives up to date as well as historical data from the pressure sensing system and manages the these data in the context of a patient database.
Claims20
A fluid access port with a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end operable to be accessed for fluid injection and the distal end operable to receive fluid and deliver it to a fluid receiving structure in a patient, the fluid access port comprising:
- a. A pressure sensing system constructed to be handheld wherein the pressure sensing system is hydraulically coupled to the fluid access port and wherein the pressure sensing system comprises:
- i. A pressure sensor;
- ii. A circuit operable to receive a pressure related signal from the pressure sensor and generate an output signal.
A system to manage an implant comprising:
- a. a sensing system coupled to an implant;
- b. a polymeric actuator hydraulically coupled to the implant;
- c. a microcontroller which incorporates a signal from the sensing system and sends a signal to the actuator;
A system to manage a surgical implant comprising:
- A receiver constructed so as to communicate with a pressure sensing system, the pressure sensing system hydraulically coupled to the implant, the receiver further configured to output information to a software program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.