US 9,039,725 B1 · Systems and methods for treating pulmonary hypertension

Abstract

A system for treating heart disease, such as pulmonary hypertension or right heart failure, including an implantable component and external components for monitoring the implantable component is provided. The implantable component may include a compliant member, e.g., balloon, coupled to a reservoir via a conduit. Preferably, the compliant member is adapted to be implanted in a pulmonary artery and the reservoir is adapted to be implanted subcutaneously. The external components may include a clinical controller component, monitoring software configured to run a clinician's computer, a patient monitoring device, and a mobile application configured to run on a patient's mobile device.

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Dependent claims

A system for treating pulmonary hypertension, the system comprising:

an implantable component comprising a compliant member coupled to a reservoir via a conduit, the compliant member adapted to be implanted in a pulmonary artery and the reservoir adapted to be implanted subcutaneously, the implantable component further comprising a sensor disposed within the reservoir;
and
an external monitoring component configured to wirelessly activate the sensor to cause the sensor to sense humidity within the implantable component,
wherein the sensor is configured to transmit a signal indicative of the sensed humidity to the external monitoring component.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for treating pulmonary hypertension

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Systems and methods for treating pulmonary hypertension

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Abstract

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