Patent ID: 6636769
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A telemetric medical system comprising:a telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient's body for measuring a parameter therein, the sensor comprising a housing, a membrane at one end of the housing, the membrane being deformable in response to the parameter, and a microchip positioned within the housing and operatively communicating with the membrane for transmitting a signal indicative of the parameter; and a signal reading and charging device locatable outside of a patient's body for communication with the sensor, the signal reading and charging device comprising a casing; and a circuit within the casing, the circuit comprising a logic control unit and a processing unit, the logic control unit for sending a powering signal to the sensor for remotely powering the sensor, the logic control unit also for receiving the transmitted signal from the sensor, the processing unit operatively connected to the control unit for converting the transmitted signal by the sensor into a measured parameter.