Patent ID: 9044201
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for measuring a physiological variable in a body, which system comprises: a sensor arranged to be disposed in the body, the sensor being configured to measure the physiological variable and to provide a signal representing the measured physiological variable; a battery; a control unit configured to be disposed outside the body; and a wired connection between the sensor and the control unit to provide a supply voltage from the control unit to the sensor, and to communicate said signal from the sensor to the control unit, wherein the control unit comprises: wherein the wired connection comprises a guide wire configured to position the sensor within the body, wherein the control unit is configured such that a path between the communication interface and a device receiving the wireless spread spectrum communication does not pass through tissue, wherein the battery provides power to the control unit and to the sensor.