Patent ID: 8403907
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring the status of a medical device implanted in a patient, the method comprising: implanting in a patient a medical device which comprises (i) a substrate in which two or more reservoirs are located, with each covered by a reservoir cap, (ii) a drug or sensor located in the reservoir, (iii) a power source and actuation electronics operable to melt each reservoir cap and thereby expose the drug or sensor to an environment at the site of implantation in the patient, and (iv) a telemetry system; and using said telemetry system to wirelessly transmit to a remote controller data about the condition of the power source and/or data about which reservoirs have been or have yet to be activated to release the drug therefrom or to expose the sensor therein.