Patent ID: 7427265
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: coupling, via a magnetic signal, a signal to a therapeutic transducer contained in an endoluminal implant; activating said therapeutic transducer in response to said magnetic signal, the activating including ultrasonically activating a drug coupling a diagnostic signal from a diagnostic transducer contained in said endoluminal implant to an implantable electronic circuit that is coupled to said endoluminal implant; transmitting said diagnostic signal from a RF coupling coil that is electrically coupled to said implantable electronic circuit; and receiving said diagnostic signal at a location outside of a patient's body within which said endoluminal implant is implanted wherein activating said therapeutic transducer includes activating said therapeutic transducer in response to said diagnostic signal.