Guidewire sensor device and system
AssigneeUlbrich Precision Metals Limited
InventorsPaul P. Thornton, Thomas J. Gaskin, Finbar Dolan
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Abstract
The present invention provides a guidewire device for determining or measuring biological, physical or topographical data at a site within a lumen duct or pipe in medical and non-medical applications. Guidewire device 1 includes one or more sensor device 10. Sensor device 10 is integrally mounted on a guidewire device adjacent a distal tip of the guidewire 1. Data gathered by the sensor device 10 when actuated is converted into an electromagnetic output that is wirelessly transmitted via an input/output system between the sensor device and an external electronic device 20.
Claims18
A guidewire device comprising an elongate flexible guidewire having at least one integral wireless electromagnetic (EM) energy enabled sensor device adapted to determine a biological, physical or topographical variable.
A system comprising a guidewire device including an elongate flexible guidewire having at least one integral wireless electromagnetic (EM) energy enabled sensor device adapted to determine a biological, physical or topographical variable and at least one external electronic device which communicates wirelessly with the guidewire sensor device to activate the sensor device and/or to receive sensed data transmitted from the guidewire sensor device.
A method for detecting desired data comprising:
- providing a guidewire device including an elongate flexible guidewire having at least one integral wireless electromagnetic (EM) energy enabled sensor device adapted to determine a biological, physical or topographical variable;
- providing an external electronic device adapted to communicate by wireless means with a guidewire sensor device on the guidewire device;
- generating and transmitting a wireless electromagnetic signal from the external electronic device capable of actuating the guidewire sensor device;
- receiving the generated signal at the guidewire sensor device and processing the signal to activate the sensor device;
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- transmitting the sensed data by wireless means to the external electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.