Method and system for non-vascular sensor implantation
AssigneeMedtronic MiniMed, Inc.
InventorsMichael E. Miller, Rajiv Shah
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Abstract
A method and system for non-vascular sensor implantation. An implant unit is implanted in an area of a body and a foreign body capsule is allowed to form around the area of the implant unit. The sensor may be directed into a body cavity such as, for example, the peritoneal space, subcutaneous tissues, the foreign body capsule, or other area of the body. A subcutaneous area of the body may be tunneled to place the sensor. The system may include an implant unit such as, for example, for delivering drug to a human body and a sensor for detecting a physiological parameter. The sensor may be separate from and connectable to the implant unit and may be placed in a non-vascular area of the human body.
Claims31
A method for non-vascular implant of a sensor and an implant unit that provides a medical treatment, the method comprising:
- implanting an implant unit in an area of a body without passing the implant unit through a vascular system, the implant unit configured to provide a medical treatment to the body at least partially dependent upon signals provided by the sensor;
- allowing a foreign body capsule to form around the area of the implant unit;
- directing the sensor into the foreign body capsule;
- and
- connecting the sensor to the implant unit subsequent to formation of the foreign body capsule.
A method for non-vascular implant of a sensor and an implant unit that provides a medical treatment, the method comprising:
- implanting an implant unit in a body cavity, the implant unit configured to provide a medical treatment to the body at least partially dependent upon signals provided by the sensor;
- allowing a foreign body capsule to form around the implant unit;
- directing the sensor into the foreign body capsule;
- and
- connecting the sensor to the implant unit subsequent to formation of the foreign body capsule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.