Implantable biosensor and methods for monitoring cardiac health

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2007-05-29

2007-05-29

Winakur, Eric (Department: 3768)

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Diagnostic testing

Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body...

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ABSTRACT:
The ability to continuously monitor concentrations of any of a plurality of blood-borne substances, such as proteins, improves patient monitoring and overall care through early detection of cardiac threats. Ultrasound-based technology used in analytical chemistry to determine amounts of particles suspended in a colloidal composition can be employed in an implantable sensor to monitor levels of many different substances in the blood. A sensor system is implanted in or near a blood vessel in the body and generates an electric or acoustic field directed at that blood vessel. A receiver near the generator detects energy emitted once the assaulting field is turned off. Changes in the relative amounts of the substance(s) being monitored appear as changes in the amount of energy emitted once the assaulting field is removed. The sensor may be implemented in an implantable cardiac therapy device. A non-implantable or transcutaneous sensor may also be used to monitor cardiac health.

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