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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Cardiovascular > Measuring Pressure In Heart Or Blood Vessel > Testing Means Inserted In Body Testing Means Inserted In BodyTesting Means Inserted In Body patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/21/06 - 20060287602 - Implantable wireless sensor for in vivo pressure measurement A sensor suitable for in vivo implantation has a capacitive circuit and a three-dimensional inductor coil connected to the capacitive circuit to form an LC circuit. The LC circuit is hermetically encapsulated within an electrically insulating housing. An electrical characteristic of the LC circuit is responsive to a change in ... 11/09/06 - 20060253039 - Anastomotic ring applier with inflatable members A surgical instrument comprises a handle connected to a shaft and a pair of inflatable members. The shaft includes conduits for communicating a pressurized medium to the inflatable members and an insufflation tube. The handle includes a port for communicating a pressurized medium to the conduits and a port for ... 11/02/06 - 20060247539 - Implantable capacitive pressure sensor system and method Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for an implantable capacitive pressure sensor. Some embodiments of the invention include a capacitive pressure sensor capsule comprising a substrate, a conductive plate functionally coupled to the substrate, a conductive diaphragm spaced from the conductive plate and functionally coupled to the substrate, ... 10/26/06 - 20060241505 - Combination sensor guidewire and methods of use The present invention provides for an improved combination sensor tip that includes a pressure sensor and a second sensor other than a pressure sensor, both disposed at or in close proximity to the distal end of the combination sensor tip. The present invention also provides for an improved connector to ... 10/19/06 - 20060235310 - Method of manufacturing an implantable wireless sensor In the disclosed method of manufacturing an implantable wireless sensor, a cavity is etched in one side of a first substrate. A conductive structureare formed on the base of the cavity. A second conductive structureare formed on a surface of a second substrate, and the two substrates are mutually imposed ... 09/07/06 - 20060200031 - Apparatus and method for sensor deployment and fixation An implant assembly is implanted in vivo within a vascular system in which a vessel divides at a furcation into two sub-vessels, each sub-vessel having a diameter smaller than the diameter of said vessel. An implant assembly is released into a vessel such as a pulmonary arterial vessel of a ... 09/07/06 - 20060200030 - Apparatus and method for sensor deployment and fixation A delivery system for fixation of an implant assembly having an intracorporeal device at a deployment site using an anchoring structure. This invention provides an implant assembly having a an anchor for fixation within a vessel. The anchoring structure adapted to be delivered via a catheter. ... 08/10/06 - 20060178583 - Blood pressure sensor apparatus A method for measuring blood pressure utilizes an implantable sensor for measuring blood pressure. The implantable sensor has a main body having an implant inductor; a probe having a neck portion extending outwardly from the main body to a conical locking flange; a terminus of the conical locking flange forming ... 07/27/06 - 20060167361 - Method and apparatus for continuous pulse contour cardiac output A system and method are provided for sensing cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals and ventricular pressure signals and for using the sensed EGM and sensed pressure signals for estimating stroke volume (SV). A measure of cardiac output can be computed from the estimated SV and a heart rate determined from the ... 05/11/06 - 20060100531 - Instrumented retrievable implantable device Instrumented retrievable implantable device (2), comprising an expandable section, for placement inside a body lumen, preferably in a blood vessel. The device (2) comprises a joined sensor (70) for monitoring one or more physiological parameter for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Data access is assured by a passive RF transponder, in ... 05/04/06 - 20060094966 - Pressure measurement device A device measures pressures in animals and humans and includes a pressure transmission catheter (PTC) filled with a pressure transmitting medium and implantable in an area in having a physiological pressure. A transducer communicates with the pressure transmitting medium to provide a pressure signal representing variations in the physiologic pressure ... 04/13/06 - 20060079793 - Patient signaling method for treating cardiovascular disease A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient is provided. The method includes the steps of generating a sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within the left atrium of the patient's heart, and delivering an electrical stimulus to a location in the heart. The electrical stimulus is ... 03/23/06 - 20060064021 - Detection and correction of catheter line distortion in blood pressure measurements An invasive blood pressure monitor assesses likelihood of coloration of the pressure waveform by the fluid-filled catheter prior to imposing a correction on this pressure waveform. This detection may be made by comparing two alternate signal processing paths of the pressure waveform, one of which is intended to correct for ... 03/02/06 - 20060047205 - Delivery method and system for monitoring cardiovascular pressures A delivery method and system for noninvasively monitoring cardiac physiologic parameters used to evaluate patients with cardiovascular conditions. The system includes an implantable sensing device configured for chronic implantation in a cavity of the cardiovascular system, such as the heart, pulmonary artery (PA), etc. The method involves introducing the sensing ... 01/12/06 - 20060009699 - Disposable blood pressure transducer and monitor interface A medical blood pressure transducer that provides an identifier to a monitor that conveys characteristics of the transducer. The monitor can use the information to decide whether to function, or in calibration of the system. The transducer may be part of a disposable blood pressure monitoring system, and may include ... 09/08/05 - 20050197585 - Vascular blood pressure monitoring system with transdermal catheter and telemetry capability Systems and methods for monitoring intravascular pressure of a patient. The system includes a pressure sensor and catheter assembly having a pressure sensor portion and a transdermal catheter portion. The transdermal catheter portion has a fluid filled lumen and a distal barrier to maintain patency. A transmitter unit may be ... 08/25/05 - 20050187482 - Implantable wireless sensor The progress of a endovascular aneurysm repair can be monitored by inserting a pressure transducer sensor using a catheter into the sac during endovascular aneurysm repair and then using a small, hand-held read out device to measure pressure easily, safely, inexpensively and accurately. In one aspect a sensor is introduced ... 08/18/05 - 20050182330 - Devices, systems and methods for endocardial pressure measurement Endocardial pressure measurement devices, systems and methods for the effective treatment of congestive heart failure and its underlying causes, in addition to other clinical applications. ... 07/28/05 - 20050165317 - Medical devices There is disclosed a medical device for implantation in a body comprising: one or more sensors for sensing a physiologically or clinically relevant parameter; and telemetric communications means for telemetrically transmitting data related to a parameter sensed by the one or more sensors to a remote device. ... 07/14/05 - 20050154321 - Devices for fixing a sendor in a lumen Apparatus for positioning at least one sensor in a body lumen, the apparatus including a fixation element, a sensor, and a connecting element that connects the sensor to the fixation element, the connecting element extending at least partially into the lumen so that the sensor is located radially inward from ... 07/14/05 - 20050154320 - Methods and devices for accurate pressure monitoring Disclosed herein are methods, devices and systems for accurately monitoring various pressures of a patient. The invention embodiments herein allow for taking into account pressure changes attributed to changes in elevation and tilt attitudes of the patient. Further disclosed herein is a unique and new pressure correction unit that comprises ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |