Medical devices

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2003-11-20

2008-08-26

Nasser, Robert L. (Department: 3735)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Cardiovascular

C600S486000, C623S002100, C623S002200, C623S002380

Reexamination Certificate

active

07416530

ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a medical device adapted to be implanted in the heart of a patient and operable therein i) as a heart valve; or ii) to assist in the functioning of one of the patient's heart valves; or iii) to monitor the functioning of one of the patient's heart valves. The device includes one or more sensors for sensing a physiologically or clinically relevant parameter of a patient. A telemetric communication device telemetrically transmits data related to a parameter sensed by the sensor to a remote device.

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