Patent ID: 9327074
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61M,G01F

Claim Text:
1. An implantable infusion device, comprising: a housing; a fluid transfer device carried within the housing; a power supply carried within the housing and operably connected to the fluid transfer device; a catheter, including a outlet, operably connected to the fluid transfer device; a plurality of spaced sensor devices, which are not powered by the power supply within the housing, associated with the catheter and each configured to measure a within-the-catheter characteristic that is indicative of fluid flow through the catheter; and a controller, in communication with the plurality of spaced sensor devices, that identifies a location, relative to the plurality of spaced sensor devices, of a catheter blockage or leak based on the within-the-catheter characteristic measured by the plurality of spaced sensor devices.