Patent ID: 6411842
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An implantable device for internal-external electromyographic recording of electromotor activity of the digestive system of a patient, comprising:a casing adapted to be received in and fully implanted in viscera of said digestive system; at least one sensor projecting from said casing by a minimum amount necessary to permit said sensor to electrically contact muscle structure of said viscera and generate electromyographic signals; at least one radio signal conversion and transmission unit in said casing connected to said sensor and converting into radio signals electromyographic signals received from said sensor and transmitting said radio signals from said digestive system; and a processor at a location spaced from the patient, receiving said radio signals transmitted from said digestive system, and registering electromotor activity in said muscle structure represented by said radio signals wherein said casing is provided with a clip-off tip, with an end enabling grasping of the casing by a gripping device and with wings for holding said casing in a wall of said viscera.