Patent ID: 6164284
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
A system for monitoring and/or affecting at least one parameter of a patient's body, said system comprising:at least one implantable device operable to sense and/or stimulate a patient's body parameter in accordance with one or more controllable operating parameters; anda system control unit for controlling said controllable operating parameters, said system control unit comprising:a sealed elongate housing configured for implantation in a patient's body, said sealed housing having an axial dimension of less than 60 mm and a lateral dimension of less than 6 mm suitable for injection into the patient's body;a signal transmitter in said housing for transmitting command signals;a signal receiver in said housing for receiving status signals; anda programmable controller in said housing responsive to received status signals for producing command signals for transmission by said signal transmitter to said implantable devices.