Patent ID: 9700244
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. A degradation data generator comprising: a scaffold for delivery within a patient; a driving circuit electrically coupled to drive an impedance of the scaffold, wherein the scaffold is coupled to a delivery rod for the delivery in the patient via catheterization and wherein the driving circuit is coupled to the scaffold via a plurality of electrodes; a detection circuit, coupled to the driving circuit, that includes at least one portion of the scaffold that forms a passive circuit element of the detection circuit, wherein the detection circuit generates degradation data based on an impedance of the passive circuit element, and wherein the degradation data indicates an amount of biodegradation of the scaffold; and a wireless transmitter, coupled to transmit the degradation data to a wireless degradation data receiver, while the scaffold is within the patient.