Patent ID: 8442606
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A sensing device for acquiring signals and computing measurements comprising: a sensor assembly including a plurality of emitters and a plurality of detectors for generating a plurality of signals; a computing device operating the plurality of emitters and detectors and processing the plurality of signals to obtain measurement values; an energy storage device configured for powering the computing device and the sensor assembly; and a housing enclosing the sensor assembly, the energy storage device, and the computing device, the sensing device configured for implantation in a patient wherein the emitters and the detectors are arranged in the housing to face one side of a vessel when implanted, and said processing includes computing, after implantation, a distance from the sensor assembly to the vessel, a diameter of the vessel, and an oxygen saturation value of blood flowing in the vessel.