Patent ID: 8086323
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of sensing multiple parameters, the method comprising: implanting an implantable sensor at a single site in a patient, the implantable sensor including a housing having an interior volume within which are disposed a plurality of implantable sensing elements, each implantable sensing element of the plurality of implantable sensing elements operable through electrical communication with an external controller via a respective interconnect of a plurality of interconnects, each respective interconnect of the plurality of interconnects independently connected to a respective implantable sensing element of the plurality of implantable sensing elements, each implantable sensing element of the plurality of implantable sensing elements located within the interior volume of the housing of the implantable sensor, each implantable sensing element of the plurality of implantable sensing elements for sensing within the interior volume of the housing of the implantable sensor at least one of a respective biological parameter, a respective physiological parameter, and a respective analyte; and reading an output from at least one implantable sensing element of the plurality of implantable sensing elements; wherein a plurality of parameters are read from the implantable sensor at the single site; wherein the output read from the at least one implantable sensing element of the plurality of implantable sensing elements is a quantifiable value; and wherein the plurality of interconnects are equal in number to the plurality of implantable sensing elements.