Implantable telemetric medical sensor and method
CA 2365216 A1 · Owner: Ben-Haim, Shlomo · Inventors: Capezzuto, Louis J.; Govari, Assaf; Zilberstein, Joel
Overview
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A telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient's body for measuring a parameter therein is provided. The sensor comprises a housing and a membrane at, one end of the housing. The membrane is deformable in response to the parameter, being measured. A microchip is positioned within the housing and operatively communicates with the membrane for transmitting a digital signal indicative of the, parameter. The microchip comprises an array of photoelectric cells for use with an, LED for transmitting light at the photoelectric cells. A shutter is connected to the, membrane and moveable between the photoelectric cells and the LED in response to, deforming of the membrane.
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- Filed December 14, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 14, 2021.
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