Patent ID: 6682490
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apparatus for monitoring a condition in a body cavity, said apparatus comprising:at least one sensor for insertion into a body cavity, said at least one sensor for generating a signal in response to a condition inside the body cavity and said at least one sensor including at least one base member; and at least one telemetric device operatively coupled with said at least one sensor, said at least one telemetric device being operable to receive said signal from said at least one sensor and to transmit an EMF signal dependent upon said signal; said at least one telemetric device including at least one coil member extending from said at least one telemetric devices said at least one coil member each having a proximal end physically coupled to said at least one base member and a distal end for engaging a wall of the body cavity to secure said at least one base member within the body cavity, said at least one base member being spaced from the wall of the body cavity by said at least one coil member.